On Saturday 11th October 2014, Megan Crehan and Jake Hacking jumped out of a plane at 15,000ft to raise money for Ontime Groups’ nominated charity – North West Air Ambulance. The two Ontime employees took to the skies at Black Knights Parachute Centre in Lancaster to complete the jump. By completing the jump, the pair… Continue reading Megan and Jake Raise £800 for the North West Air Ambulance Charity
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This Week’s Interesting Cases
It’s been another busy week at Ontime Reports. Below are a few examples of cases we are working on at the moment. A high value Clinical Negligence claim whereby a GP misdiagnosed a tumour behind our client’s eye. Our client has unfortunately lost their sight at 28 years old; this late diagnosis has also affected… Continue reading This Week’s Interesting Cases
Farewell to James Molloy, Good Luck to Jenna Buckley
Ontime Reports wishes farewell to its long standing Manager – James Molloy. James has moved back to his hometown of Bristol and the company wishes him all the best in his future career. To fill his boots, Jenna Buckley has been promoted to Medical Agency Manager. Jenna joined Ontime Reports in December 2012, and comments: “I am… Continue reading Farewell to James Molloy, Good Luck to Jenna Buckley
Whiplash Reform – Fixed Costs for Medical Reports
New rules to fix the costs of obtaining medical reports in low-value personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents came into force on 1 October 2014. Minister for State Justice, Lord Faulks QC, believes that fixing costs for medical reports in whiplash claims is an integral step towards controlling litigation costs. The new rules will… Continue reading Whiplash Reform – Fixed Costs for Medical Reports
Recovery of Additional Liabilities: Breach of Human Rights?
On the 23rd July 2014, Lord Neuberger dealt a potentially fatal blow to over a decade of litigation. Sitting as President of the Supreme Court in Coventry v Lawrence (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46, Lord Neuberger suggested that the pre-Jackson regime of recoverability of additional liabilities such as success fees and after-the-event (ATE) insurance premiums… Continue reading Recovery of Additional Liabilities: Breach of Human Rights?
Provisional Assessment – Is it working?
It has been over a year now since the implementation of provisional assessments, one of the recommendations made by LJ Jackson. The aim of the reforms was to introduce a way of dealing with contested costs (in cases where the amount of costs claimed is £75,000.00 or less) quickly and efficiently for both the court… Continue reading Provisional Assessment – Is it working?
Under the Spotlight… A Review of Points of Dispute Post Jackson
We are now over a year on post Jackson and so far there appears to have been little feedback with regard to the Court’s approach to Points of Dispute and Replies and any resulting applications. Alongside the introduction of Provisional Assessment, the rules relating to Points of Dispute and Replies were redrafted to ensure that… Continue reading Under the Spotlight… A Review of Points of Dispute Post Jackson
The New 3 Stage Test
The Court of Appeal rewrites Mitchell in “the Denton test”. Last Friday afternoon the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in three appeals (Denton v T H White; Decadent Vapours v Bevan; Utilise v Davies [2014] EWCA Civ 906). The judges, including Lord Justice Jackson and the Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson, placed the… Continue reading The New 3 Stage Test