Once again the question of who was the winner in personal injury litigation was considered by the Court of Appeal in Hullock v East Riding of Yorkshire County Council [2009]. In December 2004 the claimant tripped on a pavement and suffered injuries. She had a fractured hip requiring insertion of a plate and two weeks…
Tag Archive: Costs
Round up of posts on costs and mediation
Hi, I have been reviewing previous posts and decided to put together a few “round up” posts on different topics. To get the ball rolling this one is on costs generally, a subject dear to the hearts of most (ok all) personal injury dispute professionals. They’re listed with the most recent first:
Nightmare file or cash converter?
Nightmare files don’t get any better with age but that doesn’t stop the busy practitioner letting them get old. There are more ways available now to convert them into cash for the firm.
Solicitors' duties and Conditional Fee Agreements
Rosa Dickinson of St Philip’s Chambers writes in this months PI Bief Update on the decision in Jones v Attrill [2008]. Challenges were made to a number of Conditional Fee Agreements on the basis that the solicitors had an interest in a particular policy because they were members of the Accident Line Protect scheme and so…
