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Pure Legal faces professional negligence...
Posted in Professional Negligence on 15th Jun 2022
Clients have been left out of pocket after the firm collapsed into administration late last year. Read more to understand what redress is available for individuals affected and why.
What is ‘struck out’?
If a claimant's case is struck out, they will no longer be able to pursue their cause of action and they will lose the opportunity to a remedy, such as compensation. They will be obliged to pay their opponent’s legal costs as well as their own. If a solicitor's mistake is the cause of the strike out, this will give rise to a claim for professional...
Supreme Court Ruling Raises NHS Duty of Care...
Posted in General News on 12th Nov 2018
A new ruling in the Supreme Court has confirmed an equal duty of care is expected from clerical staff as medical staff in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department, following a Claimant suffering long-term brain damage as a result of misleading information.
The decision is expected to be the first of many clinical negligence cases where receptionists and administration staff are found to have the same duty of care as doctors and consultants from the time a patient arrives at A&E.
How Did the Darnley Case Arise?
The Darnley case arose after...
Under settlement of personal injury claims
Posted in General News on 30th Jul 2018
The settlement of a personal injury claim can be a complex process.
As well as analysis of medical evidence produced for both sides it is important that all heads of claim are taken into account.
These may involve losses incurred before settlement as well as assessment of future losses such as earnings, care required in the future, or an assessment of to what extent the injured person’s capacity on the open labour market to earn their living has been prejudiced.
There may be a claim for necessary adaption of a home or workplace or extra travel costs...
