12 King's Bench Walk

This Practice Note outlines the key principles of mitigation and reviews the cases which have shaped the courts’ approach to assessing mitigation issues. Pertinent issues such as the private funding of medical treatment rather than NHS treatment are considered together with the consequence of a claimant’s failure to mitigate their loss.

This Practice Note provides an introduction to motor insurance, uninsured motorists and untraced drivers, making sense of Part VI of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA 1988 ) and the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)’s Uninsured and Untraced Drivers Agreements.

This Practice Note is an introduction to the group of injuries which are caused or aggravated by forceful, repetitive and awkward movements with insufficient rest or recovery time. The disorders, which can be known by many collective terms, are commonly referred to as 'repetitive strain injuries', ‘work-related upper limb disorders’ or ‘musculo-skeletal disorders’. This Practice Note considers the best approach when preparing or defending a claim for these types of injuries.

This Practice Note reviews the statutory regulations which apply to RSI claims. The Practice Note also considers key RSI cases, which mainly focus on whether the claimant's upper limb symptoms are actionable. Finally, the leading case on limitation in RSI claims is considered.

This is a precedent particulars of claim for a pedestrian who has been hit by a motorist driving under the influence of alcohol.

This is a precedent particulars of claim in a clinical negligence case for delayed medical treatment

This Precedent outlines the particulars of claim for a participant of an outdoor adventure activity injured in a fall due to faulty or defective equipment or apparatus on or after 1 October 2013.

This Precedent is a particulars of claim for a rubbish lorry worker who, whilst collecting rubbish, was pricked by a needle or sharp object on or after 1 October 2013.