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Catastrophic brain injury claims: Establishing liability – the legal principles
Pankaj Madan reviews the court’s approach to liability in cases involving collisions between pedestrians and vehicles ‘In Jackson the Supreme Court observed that there is no precise formulation and that contributory negligence is a somewhat “rough and ready” exercise.’ In my article in last month’s PILJ, ‘Establishing liability’, I wrote that catastrophic brain injuries bring …
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- Adjei v King [2003] EWCA Civ 414
- Ayres v Odedra [2013] EWHC 40 (QB)
- Barlow v Entwistle (2000) Court of Appeal Roach LJ and Latham LJ 15 May (reported in Lawtel)
- Belka v Prosperini [2011] EWCA Civ 623
- Boyce v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2013] EWHC 395 (QB)
- Brophy v Shaw (1965) The Times 25 June
- Eagle v Chambers [2003] EWCA Civ 1107
- Ellis v Kelly [2018] EWHC 2031 (QB)
- Green v Bannister [2003] EWCA Civ 1819
- Hickman v London Central Bus Company Ltd [2013] EWHC 1703 (QB)
- Jackson v Murray & anor [2015] UKSC 5
- Kayser v London Passenger Transport Board [1950] 1 All ER 231
- Liddell v Middleton [1996] PIQR P36
- Paramasivan v Wicks [2013] EWCA Civ 262
- Parkinson v Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police [2004] EWCA Civ 802
- Sabir v Osei-Kwabena [2015] EWCA Civ 1213
- Sam (previously Al-Sam) v Atkins [2005] EWCA Civ 1452
- Scott v Gavigan [2016] EWCA Civ 544
- Stewart v Glaze [2009] EWHC 704 (QB)
- Walford (Deceased) v London General Transport Services Ltd [2013] EWHC 1367 (QB)