Part 36: Yet another Court of Appeal ruling Update 23rd Mar 2021Court of Appeal, CPR & Courts, Part 36FOILFOIL selectSponsorsTIPsThe Court of Appeal ruled that two Part 36 offers made by the claimant, to accept 90% of the claim for damages, were ineffective.
Guideline general damages in Ireland Update 22nd Mar 2021Damages, Damages, FOIL, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandFOIL selectThe Guidelines arise out of the Judicial Council Act 2019, which established the Personal Injury Guideline Committee. The Committee was tasked with preparing new guidelines on the quantum of awards in personal injury cases, to replace the Quantum Book.
Guideline general damages in Ireland – Fred Gilligan BL Update 22nd Mar 2021Damages, DamagesFOIL IrelandFOIL selectOn 28 April 2020 pursuant to Section 18 of the Judicial Council Act 2019 the Personal Injury Guidelines Committee was established. The Committee was charged with preparing new guidelines for the amounts to be awarded in personal injury cases.
Minimum wage and sleeping at work Update 22nd Mar 2021Damages, Employer's Liability, Employers laibility, Minimum wageFOILFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectThe Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal that two care workers were not entitled to be paid the national minimum wage for all of the time that they were sleeping at their place of work.
Guideline Hourly Rates Update 18th Mar 2021CJC, Costs, Costs, CPR & Courts, Guideline Hourly RateFOILLondon Market FOILFOIL obtains data by FOI request that confirms the figures behind the 2020 recommendations are fatally flawed.
Revised FOIL Scotland /APIL Agreement Update 17th Mar 2021Agreement between pursuers and defenders, Corona Virus, COVID-19, CPR & CourtsFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectTomorrow's FOILFOIL and APIL reach a new agreement on best practice for mutual cooperation during Covid-19
Vicarious liability: Christian Brothers test applied to Jehovah’s Witness case. Update 17th Mar 2021Abuse, Abuse & safeguarding, Appeals, Court of Appeal, CPR & CourtsFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectLondon Market FOILSponsorsTIPsTomorrow's FOILThe Court of Appeal upheld the judgment in the High Court that the Jehovah’s Witnesses could be vicariously liable for a rape committed by an elder of the church.
Energy Decommissioning: a potential route to civil liability considered Update 12th Mar 2021Environment, Environmental, Fatal accident, Injury, ScrapyardFOILFOIL selectLondon Market FOILSponsorsTIPsThe claimant/respondent was the widow of Mohammed Khalil Mollah ("the deceased") who had worked in shipyards in Chattogram in Bangladesh for about nine years. On 30 March 2018, he was working on the demolition of an oil tanker ("the vessel") when he fell to his death.
COVID19 – APIL and FOIL Best Practice for Mutual Co-Operation Update 11th Mar 2021APIL, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Trade bodies / regulatorsFOILFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectTIPsA working party set up between APIL and FOIL has agreed a revised set of best practices
2021 – CV19 and the Court of Appeal Update 10th Mar 2021Corona Virus, COVID-19FOILFOIL IrelandHeld on 4th March, this event featured Simon Kearns BL, talking about the potential for claims arising from the Covid-19 pandemic
A New Dawn in Regulatory Enforcement Update 10th Mar 2021Employers laibility, Health & Safety, Legal principles, Regulatory LawFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL Northern IrelandFOIL ScotlandFOIL selectLondon Market FOILSponsorsTIPsTomorrow's FOILHosted by FOIL’s Regulatory Law SFT, this event was led by John Cooper QC of Crown Office Chambers
The Whiplash Reforms Update 10th Mar 2021CPR & Courts, Motor, Motor, Pre-action Protocol, Protocols and Portals, Small Claims Track Limits, WhiplashFOILFOIL IrelandFOIL selectSponsorsTIPsTomorrow's FOILFollowing publication of the new PAP for Personal Injury Claims below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents,
