Important information relating to Sahaviriya Steel Industries Limited (SSI) Update 22nd Sep 2021Destruction of records, Notice of hearing, Official ReceiverFOILHer firm acts on behalf of the Official Receiver, who was appointed following a winding-up order made against SSI on 02 October 2015. FOIL has been requested to circulate the following information.
Universal Credit Update 13th Sep 2021Certificate of Recoverable Benefits, CRU, High or apparently unjust sums, Universal creditFOILA joint FOIL and APIL call for evidence
Vicarious liability Update 9th Sep 2021Akin to employment, Close connection, Ordinary course of work, Sexual assault, Ss11 and 33 Limitation Act 1980, Vicarious liabilityFOILBlackpool Football Club Limited v DSN (2021) EWCA Civ 1352
The extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) Update 8th Sep 2021Fixed costs, FRC, Intermediate claims, Part 36, Small Claims Track Limits, UpliftsFOILFollowing up on the responses to the 2019 consultation on FRC, the government has now set out its proposals, which largely follow the recommendations made by Jackson LJ.
The assessment of damages in a Fatal Accident Case Update 31st Aug 2021Assessment of damages, Dependency, Fatal accident, Fatal Accident 1976, Replacing services as foster carerFOILSteve Hill Ltd v Witham (Deceased) (2021) EWCA Civ 1312
Costs issues arising out of the RTA Portal Update 4th Aug 2021Concluded compromise, Fixed costs, Part 36, Personal Injury, Pre-action Protocol, RTA, RTA Portal Protocol, Vehicle related damageFOILJimenez v Esure Services Limited (2021) EWHC B15 (Costs)
The problem of late and multiple adjournment of trials Update 3rd Aug 2021Adjournment, Courts, Listing, TrialsFOILAn opportunity to improve court listing
CJC Report on Compulsory ADR Update 3rd Aug 2021ADR, CJC, Mediation, Pre-action Protocol, ProtocolFOILOn 12 July, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its report on compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Kuoni – resolved at last Update 2nd Aug 2021Directive 90/314/EEC, Liability, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992, Supplier of services, Tour Operators, TravelFOILWhen we last reported on this case in August 2019, it had been referred to the CJEU. Following the CJEU’s decision, the UKSC has now handed down its final judgment.
