The aim of the Code is to help an injured claimant make the best and quickest possible medical, social, vocational and psychological recovery. It is voluntary but the Personal Injury Pre-Action Protocol requires it to be considered in personal injury claims. To work, it requires the parties to work together to collaboratively use rehabilitation at an early stage in the litigation process, sometimes before liability has been determined.
In the case of SARPD-Oil International Ltd -v- Addax Energy SA and Glencore Energy UK Ltd [2016], this week the Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgment on security for costs, a valuable weapon in a defendant's armoury when facing a claim brought by a non-EU or EFTA company. Hill Dickinson acted for the defendant.
The High Court has given judgment in the case of R (on the application of HA by his father and litigation friend, AA) (claimant) -v- Hampstead School Governors (defendant) & London Borough of Camden (interested party) (2016).
On April 1 2013 the rules changed in relation to claimant funding and success fees in personal injury claims. Most notably, claimants who entered into a conditional fee agreement (CFA) on or after 1 April 2013 would not be entitled to claim a success fee or payment of any after-the-event (ATE) premium from the defendant. This has resulted in the majority of claimants having to pay the success fee and ATE premium to their solicitor from their own damages.
International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed partner Emma Galland to join its expanding national health practice. Emma, who joins the firm’s London health advisory team, previously worked as legal director at Clyde & Co LLP.
International law firm Hill Dickinson has been recognised as one of the UK’s 100 most popular employers for school leavers in the UK’s first and largest employer ranking product aimed at school and further education students.
International law firm Hill Dickinson has welcomed Iain Donaldson to its private client team following its acquisition of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin’s (MAB) wealth management and commercial practices.
International law firm Hill Dickinson is continuing to grow its national health practice with the appointment of Kiran Bhogal. Kiran joins as head of the London healthcare advisory team, having previously held the same role at Weightmans.
International law firm Hill Dickinson has reached an agreement that will bring the commercial and wealth management practices of Matthew Arnold Baldwin to the firm.
