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Heracles, the Hydra and Basic Hire Rates

In Greek mythology the Hydra was a serpent-like water monster with many heads. For every head cut off it grew two more. It had poisonous breath and blood so virulent that even its tracks were deadly. Credit hire claims are like the Hydra – every time the appeal courts strike off a metaphorical head, another argument (or two) seems to emerge. In a claim for a car hired on credit, absent impe... [More]

Records of Inquest: the conclusion is... use your boxes correctly and keep it succinct

For those of you practising in coronial law, the Chief Coroner's Guidance No. 17 was published on 30 January 2015. It contains some useful and succinct guidance on short form conclusions and narrative conclusions, including: how and when they should be used (as alternatives or together); the correct approach to the three stages of the conclusion (i.e. fact finding, box 3 of the Record of Inques... [More]



Retiring gracefully ... and gradually?

Most personal injury lawyers think a lot about retirement. This can be their own, in my case usually when grappling with costs budgets, but is more likely to be that of the party whose claim they are advancing or opposing. The date of retirement is crucial to the value of a loss of earnings claim.   Most personal injury schedules claim full time working to age 68 or even 70. Most counter... [More]