The Personal Injury Pod from St John’s Chambers
St John’s Chambers Personal Injury team have created a compelling channel for personal injury lawyers which will provide news, insights, and some personality to complex legal cases. Our podcasts will convey thought leadership throughout our episodes as well as simplify and discuss implications of key cases in personal injury law. We will also aim to save solicitors some time in summarising and explaining developments.
Episodes
In this podcast, Richard Stead and Jonathan Lindfield provide a road map for those dealing with claims brought under the Animals Act 1971. A notoriously difficult piece of legislation, Jonathan and Richard focus on the structure and meaning of the Act, breaking it down into its constituent parts, with the aim of de-mystifying the process of how best to run or defend these claims. In considering the Act, which has plagued personal i...
In this podcast, James Marwick and Justin Valentine discuss the Supreme Court decision in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton which has definitively closed the door on secondary victim claims in clinical negligence in the context of delayed diagnosis where the breach in duty was many weeks or months before, in each case, the tragic death of the family member. The Supreme Court has followed Taylor v Novo in finding that in order to recover,...
Christopher Sharp KC and Ben Handy of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team discuss the latest developments in lost years claims for children, reflecting on their history, their relationship to dependency claims under the Fatal Accidents Act, and the disconnect between the quantification of claims brought during and after a claimants’ lifetime. They consider the practical impact of that on advice and strategy and offer some thoug...
We hear the term Galbraith plus used all the time in the Coroner’s Court but when was the last time you looked into what the test really requires a Coroner to do and what threshold it puts into place? Off the back of the case of Officer B50, Louise Asprey and Lauren Karmel of our Inquests & Public Inquiries team answer these questions in this podcast.
Rachel Segal and Matthew White of our Personal Injury team discuss an issue arising out of the use of practice of the damages claims portal.
Rachel and Matthew were against each other in a case earlier this year which included many procedural problems all springing from the fact that the DCP is full of trip wires. They will discuss the issues and steer you on how to avoid the pitfalls.
The is a DCP is a pilot scheme which is intend...
In this podcast, Louise Asprey and Lauren Karmel of our Inquests & Public Inquiries team review the Supreme Court decision handed down earlier this year and the clarification that it provides in respect of the application of article 2. Whilst this case dealt with the application within a healthcare setting, it assists in a consideration of the application of article 2 generally.
In this podcast, James Marwick and Jonathan Lindfield of our Personal Injury team discuss the introduction of the intermediate track and the wider application of fixed costs to higher value cases.
This podcast will address the essentials of the new regime and how it might affect your day to day work as a personal injury practitioner.
The podcast will also discuss some of the proposed updates already in the pipeline for the regime...
On this podcast, James Hughes and David Forster of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team consider recent case law developments regarding Part 36 offers in personal injury litigation. Specifically, David and James look at when the courts have decided that it would be unjust to apply the normal Part 36 consequences for the late acceptance of an offer and the effect of Mundy v TUI [2023] EWHC 385 (CH) on split liability Part 36 off...
On this podcast, Rhodri Jones and Rachel Segal of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team have a whistle-stop discussion of some general issues and principles associated with cosmetic surgery litigation. This taster session includes a brief overview of relevant recent authorities such as Laura Clarke v Adam Kaleciński & Others [2022] EWHC 488 (QB).
On this podcast, James Marwick and Ben Handy of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team discuss some of the latest authorities in employers' liability and how the courts have been approaching the issues which regularly arise in such cases.
One-way costs shifting (QOCS) is about to change with an upcoming change to CPR44.14, altering the scope for defendants to enforce costs orders against claimants.
On this podcast, James Marwick and Rachel Segal of St John's Chambers Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams talk about this development in personal injury costs law and what it is likely to mean in practice.
Matthew White and Jonathan Lindfield of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team will talk through the law as it relates to accidents on the highway, including the important differences between highways and highways maintainable at public expenses, and how to win claims in both situations (for claimants and defendants).
James Marwick and Darren Lewis of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team discuss recent developments in the ever-important area of fundamental dishonesty and related issues in respect of surveillance and social media entries.
Darren and James cover the key new cases and the practical application to the workload of those acting for both claimant and defendant interests.
James Marwick and Robert Mills of St John's Chambers discuss the application of the doctrine of material contribution in clinical negligence claims following the recent key High Court cases from 2021 and 2022 including Thorley, Davies and Dalchow.
After a re-cap of the core principles, Rob and James will seek to draw out the core conclusions from recent cases and assess the viability of the doctrine in the context of indivisible ...
Ben Handy and Sophie Howard of St John's Chambers discuss provisional damages. What they are, how and when to pursue them, the evidence you’ll need to successfully claim them or defend such a claim, practical tips on the best ways to frame and amplify your medical evidence, tactical tips on settlement and negotiation, and some of the current hot-topics and issues arising from recent authorities.
Louise Asprey and Lauren Karmel of St John’s Chambers have published this podcast which aims to demystify some of the common battlegrounds faced at inquests, from the perspective of both families and non-family interested persons. This podcast will cover article 2, issues of causation and tactics practitioners will want to be considering prior to the inquest, and during the inquest itself.
On this podcast, Rachel Segal and Patrick West of St John's Chambers discuss the issue of e-scooters from a personal injury viewpoint: the legal background, what challenges e-scooter cases raise for legal practitioners and the government’s future proposals for the use of e-scooters on public roads
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