Case Report: Sayers v Chelwood & anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1715

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | March 2013 #113
Limitation; discretion; burden of proof It should not be necessary for judges in the county court to engage in textual analysis of a series of appellate decisions in order to discern whether a claimant relying on s33 had a ‘burden’ or a ‘heavy burden’ to discharge. This case helpfully provides a final answer to the …

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Review: A year in the life

Veitch Penny | Personal Injury Law Journal | December 2011/January 2012 #101
Mark Fowles looks back at the year’s important personal injury cases ‘English law has always been nervous about dealing with issues of causation The modern test is a test of policy. The first test is predominantly factual. The second gathers up much of the traditional language that lawyers use in attempting to set a limit …

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