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A Bangladeshi suffering from arsenical poisoning had no reasonable prospect of success in an action against the Natural Environment Research Council for negligence arising from a geological report that, according to him, had induced the health authorities in Bangladesh not to take steps that would ......

Purported acceptance of Part 36 offer was invalid when it was not served on the offeror's address for service in accordance with r.36.9(1) and r.6.22(3). The claimant purported to accept the defendant's Part 36 offer by personally serving handwritten acceptance during the course of an ad......

The Court of Appeal allowed the Respondent rugby club's appeal against a decision that it was liable for the personal injuries sustained by the respondent/claimant rugby player during a training session on its pitch. As to the duty of care owed, the Court of Appeal held that a rugby club owed rugby......

Where a law firm advising on corporate and tax matters was sent an email in respect of a corporate matter and the preceding email chain accompanying the email referred to a medical procedure that alone was not sufficient to put the law firm under a duty to advise as to the possibility of an inherit......

Building Contractor And Subcontractor Liable For Personal Injuries Sustained By Claimant Slipping On Mud Near Building Site:Foskett J held that a subcontractor with responsibility for ground-works on a building site was liable for personal injuries sustained by the claimant who had slipped on mud n......

Foskett J held that a subcontractor with responsibility for ground-works on a building site was liable for personal injuries sustained by the claimant who had slipped on mud near to the site due to the failure to implement an effective system to ensure that the footway was kept clear of mud. Fosket......

No adjournment of a trial in circumstances where there was sufficient time for expert witnesses to prepare joint statements prior to the trial commencing. An application was made three weeks before the commencement of the trial window to vacate it on the basis that there was insufficient time fo......

Judgment on substantial costs in which the claimant, accepted as the successfully party overall, was awarded over £6m damages and had beaten its two Part 36 offers of £5.5m and £4m respectively. Held: It is in accordance with principle to deal with a disallowance of costs before t......