Catastrophic brain injury claims: Establishing liability – the legal principles

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2019 #175
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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Road Traffic Accidents: Stop, look, listen

Anthony Gold | Personal Injury Law Journal | November 2016 #150
Adam Dyl highlights the importance of foreseeability in the context of determining liability following the recent decision from the Court of Appeal in Scott v Gavigan [2016] ‘While a defendant is not liable for damage that was not reasonably foreseeable, it does not follow that he is liable for all damage that was reasonably foreseeable.’Drivers …

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