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A claimant sought damages for severe personal injuries and consequential loss suffered after a large tree had fallen across a road and onto the vehicle he was driving in 2012. The land was owned by D1. D1 organised inspections of the trees every 3 years, and D2 had been instructed to inspect and rep...

The Court of Appeal upheld a finding that a cyclist was fully responsible for an accident which occurred when he veered into the path of an oncoming car as he tried to avoid cycling through a puddle. The claimant’s account was supported by three witnesses, whose evidence was rejected by the tr...

A majority of the Court of Appeal (McCombe LJ dissenting) concluded that there was no general duty for receptionists at Accident & Emergency units to keep patients informed about likely waiting times. The appellant had suffered a head trauma and on arrival at A&E he was (incorrectly) advised...

The Court of Appeal determined an appeal brought by an HGV driver in which the respondent cyclist had sustained very severe injuries. The HGV driver had been intending to turn left at a junction and as he had done so, the respondent came from behind the appellant’s vehicle and collided with it...

Insurers should brace themselves for a large number of former football players seeking compensation for head injuries that have led to dementia. The warning has come from Michelle Crorie, head of accident and health at law firm Clyde & Co, following the publication of a new study on dementia a...

Harris v Miller is one of the rare examples of successfully establishing negligence following a horsing accident. Such cases are notoriously difficult to win; the risk of injury being viewed by many as inherent in riding. FACTS When she was 14 years old, the Claimant fell off the Defendant’s horse...

The claimant, who had been drinking, was struck whilst crossing the road between two pubs. The defendant was driving at 20mph, had not been drinking, and was not distracted. Notwithstanding this, she had failed to see the claimant. In all the circumstances, had she been negligent The expert evidence...

Accident date: 18/7/2010. Settlement date: 21/10/2015. Gross settlement: £235,000.00 The claim The Claimant; Mr O, a 35 year old Maintenance Engineer employed by the Defendant, was carrying out maintenance work on a piece of machinery. There was insufficient space in the area of the machine to us...

A lawsuit filed against Apple this week argues that, by not actually making a product that it patented, the company is partly responsible for an automobile accident. It is reported that James and Bethany Modisette are suing the tech company after a car crash two years ago that killed one of their ...

A consultant plastic surgeon appealed against a finding of negligence arising from the respondent’s claim for an unsatisfactory breast augmentation operation. The respondent had alleged that she had undergone the operation in reliance on the negligent advice of the surgeon. At first instance t...