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Buses duty of care to pedestrians

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Defendant bus driver, following another bus out of bus station, negotiated a right-angle left-hand turn when Claimant was squashed between the rear end of bus and a bollard on the side of the carriageway

RTAseatbelts: contributory negligence appropriate reduction in damages

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Claimant got into the boot of a car with six occupants where he knew the Defendant driver was drunk

Damages for psychiatric injury and injury to feelings: separate awards

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 22 2008

Defendant appealed against an award of damages for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury to the Claimant where Defendant allegedly pursued a course of conduct against the Claimant including making racist remarks and deliberately colliding with Claimant’s vehicle

Stewart v Glaze

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 8 2009

In September 2004 Mr Stewart was hit by a BMW car being driven by Mr Glaze and suffered catastrophic head injuries

TCD v (1) Harrow Council (2) Worcestershire County Council (3) Birmingham County Council

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 2 2009

The Claimant, known as TCD, sought damages from three local authorities in respect of historic child abuse

Rome II

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 2 2009

From 11 January 2009 the new EU Regulation, Rome II, changes the rules that determine the law applicable to a range of non-contractual obligations

Pierce v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Ccouncil

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 2 2009

Claimant had constructive knowledge of local authority’s breach of duty on the basis he had the opportunity to see his care records previously

Time to strike out

  • Kennedys
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 4 2009

This article looks at cases where negligence or other liability is admitted before the case gets underway but the claimant starts proceedings out of time

Coroners Bill: briefing note - changes made resulting from consultation

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 17 2008

The Ministry of Justice has published a briefing note confirming changes to the Coroners Bill currently passing before Parliament

Code of conduct

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 16 2007

The new Code of Conduct came into effect 1 July 2007