Disease
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Failure to restore company to the register: appeal judgment supports strike out of deafness claim in light of claimant's defaults
Patrick McBrien of DWF's disease team has succeeded in applying for this occupational deafness claim to be struck out and then more recently in resisting the claimant's appeal against the district…
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NIHL fundamental dishonesty finding
DWF working with Allianz Insurance has succeeded in obtaining a finding of fundamental dishonesty in a claim for noise induced hearing loss, where it emerged that the claimant had brought a similar…
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Court of appeal costs guidance where claimant fails to use MOJ portal
William MacKenzie outlines the findings in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Williams v The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2018)
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Court of Appeal allows appeal in Bussey v Anglia Heating
Daren Charlton outlines today's findings in Bussey v Anglia Heating, considers how the judgment fits with the 2011 CA decision Williams v University of Birmingham and looks at where we stand in…
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CJC proposals for fixed costs and improved claims handling for NIHL claims may link into new MoJ consultation on process reform
It was July 2015 when the Ministry of Justice asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to look into the increasing numbers and cost of NIHL claims. In September, the CJC published its long awaited report…
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Scotland Update
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Discount Rate proposals – certainty and fairness for all?
The decision in February to cut the discount rate to minus 0.75%, after 16 years without a review, plunged the insurance industry and personal injury lawyers into turmoil. This was alleviated slightly…
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Discount rate alert: government announces change to the way the rate is calculated
Following an announcement to the London Stock Exchange this morning the MoJ has now published its response to the discount rate consultation along with draft legislation.
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Scotland Update
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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