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Sarah Moore & Lily Parmar look at the impact of a recent Dutch ruling for product liability lawyers in the UK

A recent Dutch ruling could have potential impact for product liability lawyers in the UK, write Sarah Moore, partner, and Lily Parmar, paralegal, Leigh Day, in this week’s NLJ

PI damages up; Tribunal responses; Family dress; Luba got it right
Personal injury claimants are well warned about dishonesty. Sadly, some don’t listen. Dominic Regan examines a wise judgment from a recent case

Ever got the feeling you’re being lied to? In this week’s NLJ, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School (aka ‘The insider’) relays a classic of the genre, namely, a personal injury claimant who was found to be ‘breathtakingly dishonest’

Former District Judge Stephen Gold has valuable advice for lawyers working on general damages claims in personal injury cases, in this week’s ‘Civil way’ column in NLJ

Lawyers have welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that ‘mixed injury’ claims should receive full compensation under common law as well as the statutory tariff for whiplash

Nicholas Dobson considers the debate on the extension of the duty of care to patients’ relatives

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said that it will not be recommending a policy position or deciding on whether a dual/multiple PIDR should be introduced at this time.

Vijay Ganapathy discusses recent developments in sports injury & noise-induced hearing loss claims, plus the rules on limitation for professional negligence cases
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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