Running from the Law
Why Lawyers Need Signs Telling Them to Run At the station recently, I saw a big yellow warning: PLEASE DO NOT RUN. It struck me that, as...
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Kindness of Lawyers
Kind People Are Our Kind of People: Why Kindness Matters in Law and Mediation At Euston Station, I saw a simple message: “Kind people are...
How to give evidence..and how not to
Courtroom Conduct: Why Aggression Can Backfire for Witnesses In litigation, witness evidence is not judged solely on what is said but...
Positive Feedback
Recently I received the following positive feedback: “Thank you for the attendance note provided- I am very pleased with the result. ...
Claimants win whiplash battle
Today, the Supreme Court handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Hassam v Rabot [2024] UKSC 11 The Supreme Court upheld the...
Fixed Costs - Why not mediate?
Fixed recoverable costs mean that there is a limit in most cases to the legal costs that can be recovered from the other party. This...
Paul and Another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust – A miscarriage of justice?
Paul and Another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust – A miscarriage of justice? Should people who suffer psychological injury as the result...
Court of appeal rules dispute resolution procedure unenforceable
https://www.promediate.co.uk/dispute-resolution-process-unenforceable/ In the case of Kajima Construction Europe (UK) Ltd & Anor v...
Court of appeal backs claimant who discontinued claim
A recent case has clarified the law on Qualified One Way costs shifting and found that a Claimant who discontinued at the last minute was...
Hybrid whiplash claims - Claimants successful
Article Yoann Samuel Rabot v. Charlotte Victoria Hassam Matthew David Briggs v. Boluwatife Laditan and The Association of Personal Injury...
Peter Causton elected as member of the Northern Circuit
On 9 December 2022 I was elected as a member of the Northern Circuit. I have found it an interesting experience and appreciate the...
Boost for pre court settlement
In Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8 (16 March 2022) is an important decision in relation to flight delay claims and...
Successful outcome in occupier’s liability act case
I successfully represented a lady at trial in relation to a claim for personal injury as a result of a fall she suffered in a restaurant....
Low value clinical negligence claims - fixed costs are on their way and Early Neutral evaluation
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a consultation which closes on 24th of April 2022 in relation to fix recoverable...
Neighbours at War? Mediate
If you have a neighbour dispute and are interested in mediation please do get in touch https://www.promediate.co.uk/neighbour-disputes-ti...
Compulsory adr for consumer disputes?
The Government has indicated that it intends to examine radical new ways to mainstream ADR for all types of disputes including consumer disp
Guideline Hourly Rates to change
I can report that the Guideline Hourly Rates final report has been published. I was the Defendant Solicitor representative on the costs...
Clinical Negligence Claims set to soar
During the “lockdowns” in the UK many non urgent and cancer operations and treatments were put on hold. It is reported that the All Party...
Interested in training as a mediator?
If you are interested in training as a mediator or converting to be a workplace mediator we have two courses running in February. Please...
Mediate - how to hire a mediator
So you have a dispute you want to resolve? Maybe the onset of New Year 2021 and the impact of coronavirus on your business means you want...
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