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Quantum judgment in admitted clinical negligence claim: the court held a neuro-rehabilitation unit was the reasonable future care option and assessed the lost years claim using ASHE averages, a 50% living-expenses deduction and retirement at 70.
The Defendant did not act in a manner consistent with ambush; disclosure of surveillance evidence was reasonable given procedural chronology and cooperation. The Claimant had a fair opportunity to address the evidence. The time and circumstances of disclosure do not warrant exclusion under case management powers. Surveillance evidence is admitted.
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Appeal over credit hire damages dismissed. The court held the claimant was not debarred for non-disclosure and was entitled to rely on impecuniosity.
Given the genuine and substantive dispute on causation raised by the defendants, and the risk of overpayment if the defendants' position is accepted at trial, the claimant has not met the conditions for a further interim payment. The application is dismissed.
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The Respondent owed no duty to the Appellant under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 because the risks of climbing the gate were obvious and willingly accepted, and the danger was not due to the state of the premises but the act of climbing. Alternatively, the Appellant was a trespasser when climbing the gate and no duty was owed under the 1984 Act as the Respondent had no knowledge of the burr and could not reasonably be expected to protect against the risk. Even if a duty was owed, the Respondent had adequate measures for ball retrieval. The cause of injury was the Appellant's own choice to…
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Security for costs was ordered because the claimant is resident abroad, there is a real risk of non-enforcement of costs orders, the merits do not demonstrate a high probability of success, and there is insufficient evidence that the claim would be stifled by the order.
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The High Court refused to set aside service on Spanish defendants after a Spain accident, and allowed the first defendant’s Part 20 contribution claim to be served out.
Devall & Ors v English Electric Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 1025 (KB) (01 May 2026)
High Court asbestos claim dismissed: the claimants failed to prove that Mr Devall was exposed to asbestos at Sizewell A during his 1965 placement.
High Court judgment on applications for non-party disclosure in a personal injury claim, balancing relevance to causation against confidentiality and Article 8 rights.
RFV v Middleham & Anor [2026] EWHC 916 (KB) (28 April 2026)
The High Court ruled on non-party disclosure in a personal injury claim, granting some applications with redactions and refusing disclosure of safeguarding records relating to a third party.
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