Sue Brown

This Practice Note aims to provide an overview of the key features of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Employers’ Liability and Public Liability claims (from 31 July 2013), together with practical guidance on using the portal.

This Practice Note aims to provide an overview of the key features of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Employers’ Liability and Public Liability claims (from 31 July 2013), together with practical guidance on using the portal.

This Practice Note considers guidelines which are used to assess noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in particular guidelines published in 2000 to identify or diagnose NIHL and further guidelines published by the same authors in 2016 to provide a basis to quantify the amount of NIHL. It also briefly considers the 2022 guidelines which have reviewed the methods for the diagnosis and quantification of NIHL.

This Practice Note covers limitation in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) cases. It considers limitation issues that frequently arise in NIHL claims including calculating the claimant’s ‘date of knowledge’ for the purposes of section 14 of the Limitation Act 1980, causation, tinnitus, case law and the discretionary exception to limitation under section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980.

This Practice Note outlines the background and development of Medco and provides guidance on obtaining medical reports in soft tissue injury and whiplash injury claims.

This Practice Note aims to provide an overview of the key features of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) (from 31 July 2013), together with practical guidance on using the portal.

This Practice note aims to provide an overview of the key features of Stage 2 and 3 of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims (from 31 July 2013) together with a review of the recent County Court decisions and their practical implications for those using the portal.

This Practice Note covers developments in the law relating to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the workplace. It covers defined periods since 1963 when NIHL was first recognised as a problem and the relevant legislation and case law.

This Practice Note deals with factors relevant to the level of general damages awarded in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims such as the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), comparable previous court decisions and the extent of the hearing loss. It also considers specific heads of special damages that are often appropriate in these cases and the disablement benefit a claimant may be able to claim in respect of hearing loss and/or tinnitus and other compensation schemes a claimant may be able to claim under.

This Practice Note gives some basic pointers on audiograms and noise. An audiogram is a graph showing the sounds a person can hear and is used in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims to measure the claimant’s hearing ability.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It considers issues around claims where the claimant entered into a conditional fee agreement (CFA) prior to 1 April 2013, and then after 1 April 2013, either that retainer is terminated or the claimant instructs another firm of solicitors.

This Practice Note provides guidance on tracing defendants and insurers in noise-induced hearing loss claims. It covers obtaining claimants’ employments histories from HMRC, the Employers’ Liability Tracing Office, APIL Members’ Area and Companies House Webcheck.

Archived: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note considers issues around existing Conditional Fee Agreements, particularly pre-LASPO CFAs, where the firm that was originally acting under the CFA prior to 1 April 2013 closes or changes its status by merging with another firm or converting, eg from a partnership to a limited company or LLP.