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This edition reports on an inquest case which involved issues of diagnoses and causation of death in the context of alleged asbestosis with concurrent COVID-19 lung fibrosis, and a discussion on the bold judicial review of the Compensation Recovery Unit scheme in the context of long tail claims.

This edition reports on foreseeability issues when dealing with accidents in school playgrounds, together with various case updates including a retrospective application for an extension when a claim form was misplaced by the Court.

This edition reports on the successful defence against a claim for personal injury where the Claimant's reliance and/or lack of reliance upon his Sat Nav clearly contributed to the alleged accident. 

This edition reports on the assistance of historical land documents when dealing with defects bordering different owners' land, and further developments in the case law around social services failure to remove claims.

This edition reports on a claim for damages which involved historical grade two listed structures on local authority land, together with various case updates including fundamental dishonesty and refusal to mediate.

This edition reports on the Claimant’s burden of proof in highways claims in proving that an accident occurred as alleged or that a particular defect had caused the alleged accident, together with various case updates.

This edition reports on the impact of an investigation by a Department of Transport specialist investigation body on the Coroner’s inquest process, together with various case updates including foreseeability of psychiatric harm.

This edition reports on the operation of the Definitive Sentencing Guideline in a public sector and emergency service sentencing for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, together with various case updates.