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PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—1 February 2024 In this issue Abuse and criminal injuries Case management Costs Other PI & Clinical Negligence news LexTalk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New Q&As Useful information Abuse and criminal injuries The Ministry of Justice and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority have released updated guidance on criminal injuries compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012. It clarifies eligibility, the application steps, applicant obligations, and how claims are dealt with. The revision also explains submitting appeals online via the First-tier Tribunal’s Document Submission Service. See: LNB News 30/01/2024 54. Case management A bid to strike out or stay the claim was refused notwithstanding a mandatory adjudication clause. As fourth defendant, Lancashire County Council applied to set aside service of the claim form under CPR 11(1)(b) and CPR 11(6)(b). Alternatively, it sought to strike out the claim pursuant to CPR 3.4(2)(a)...

In this issue: CPR updates Employer's liability Clinical negligence Coroner's inquests Claims involving a fatality Costs Other PI and clinical negligence news LexTalk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts LexisNexis® Webinars Useful information CPR updates 185th Practice Direction update—online claims—in force 18 July 2025 The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for Justice have issued the 185th Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules, taking effect on 18 July 2025. It revises CPR PD 51R (Online Civil Money Claims) and CPR PD 51ZB (Damages Claims Pilot), and inserts a new fixed costs section within CPR PD 51R. Both pilot schemes are extended by a further 12 months, now running until 1 October 2026. See: LNB News 30/07/2025 24. 186th and 188th practice direction updates—in force 1 October 2025 The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for...

In this issue Probate Trusts Court of Protection UK taxation for private clients HMRC manuals: updates Art and heritage property, landed estates and farming families Pensions, insurance and tax‑efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Further Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Probate Unique codes for probate applications can now be issued by email. HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter (August 2024) confirms that IHT400 filers may provide an email address and sign a disclaimer so HMRC can send the unique code required for the probate application electronically. See: LNB News 28/08/2024 16. Source: HMRC Trusts and Estates Newsletter (August 2024). Following a 3 September 2024 update from HM Courts & Tribunals Service Probate, the MyHMCTS service now allows applicants to...

Practice Note This Practice Note sits within the Data Protection Negotiation Guide (Guide). This section covers negotiating clauses on erasure and handback of personal data once processing ends in agreements between controllers and processors that are subject to the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR). For an introduction to the Guide, see Practice Note: Data protection negotiation guide—controller: processor—introduction. This Practice Note uses a number of common abbreviations, which are defined separately in that introduction. As explained in Practice Note: Data protection negotiation guide—controller: processor—introduction: the parties may commercially apportion the costs and expenses of fulfilling these obligations between themselves there are notable similarities between the UK GDPR and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR), and the Guide concentrates on the position under the UK GDPR. For information about the background to the UK GDPR and its relationship with the EU GDPR, see Practice Note: The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—Summary of...

This Practice Note forms part of the Data Protection Negotiation Guide (the Guide). This segment of the Guide considers negotiating terms on notifying data subjects of breaches within controller–processor contracts governed by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR). For an overview of the Guide, consult Practice Note: Data protection negotiation guide—controller: processor—introduction. This Practice Note uses certain standard abbreviations. Their meanings are set out separately in the introduction referenced above. For ease of reference within that introductory material. As explained in Practice Note: Data protection negotiation guide—controller: processor—introduction: the parties may commercially decide how to apportion the costs and expenses of carrying out these duties between them there are notable parallels between the UK GDPR and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) and the Guide centres on the position under the UK GDPR. For details on the background to the UK GDPR and its connection with the EU GDPR, see Practice Note: The...

This Practice Note examines matters and recommended approaches for sharing personal data between controllers (including joint controllers and independent controllers) in general business-to-business commercial situations, under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). It proceeds on the basis that readers already understand the main data protection notions and terminology, and the function of key supervisory organisations. For a broad overview of the EU GDPR and connected topics, see Practice Note: The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). In brief—summary of steps controllers should often take before data sharing The EU GDPR is designed to ensure information about living individuals (within the meaning of ‘personal data’) is handled fairly and responsibly. A central safeguard is the set of duties imposed on ‘controllers’—generally those determining why and how processing occurs. ‘Processing’ is widely construed to cover almost any operation on data, such as storing, deleting, collecting, disclosing or using it. In short, before commencing any routine controller-to-controller sharing, commercial organisations should usually: ...

Purpose and scope 1 This document sets out guidance and procedures for managers and staff concerning learning and development (L&D) opportunities offered by the organisation. It is intended to help us deliver our business objectives and ensure we continue to satisfy the standards expected by the SRA and [ insert name of any legal accreditation you have achieved, eg the Lexcel practice management standard ]. 2 This policy applies to all L&D opportunities supported by the organisation. It defines everyone’s roles and duties for L&D and signals the organisation’s promise to back employees as they grow and realise their full potential, in a structured, consistent manner. Responsibilities and resources 3 Manager responsibilities Each manager should ensure their direct reports are supported and developed in posts to contribute to overarching goals of overall business area, as managerial duties within organisation...

1 Introduction The Company supports continuous learning, urging every employee to enhance their skills and qualifications and to strengthen their chances for future career advancement, with accountability jointly shared between the Company and the individual employees themselves The Company aligns training and development offerings with the organisation’s requirements and goals, and choices about investing in staff learning and development are likewise determined by current business priorities and overall objectives The Company is dedicated to ensuring that access to, and decisions concerning, training and development are taken fairly and consistently at all times, and that equal opportunity is afforded to all employees across this area. The Company will ensure that no employee is barred from receiving training on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or age This policy outlines the training entitlement provided by the Company, any mandatory training, and details of any compulsory training that the Company does not fund, as required under relevant...

[ Date ] [ Client's name and address ] Dear [ insert client name ] Re: Injunctive relief I write to advise you regarding your intended application for an interim injunction against [ name of party ], sought in order to [ insert reason for and type of injunctive relief being sought ]. An injunction is a court order that compels a party to carry out a particular act (a mandatory injunction) or prevents a party from undertaking a particular act (a prohibitory injunction), either compelling performance or restraining conduct. The purpose of an interim injunction is to preserve the existing position and/or reduce potential unfairness ahead of a claim or issue being resolved. When deciding whether to grant such relief, the court will consider whether, among other matters: there is a serious issue to be tried; damages would probably be an adequate remedy for any loss that might be suffered if the injunction were refused; granting relief...