Lord Justice Jackson has published his final report following his review of the civil justice system and has made some significant recommendations to control of costs. This summary looks at the recommendations that could affect personal injury claims.

In this issue, we consider the effect on future ATE insurer claims of the important first instance decision dealing with the date of accrual of a cause of action in tort in the CLE litigation. You may also find the review of the law on wasted costs of interest. In addition, proprietary estoppel and the scope of duty of care owed by one partner to another are considered in Crooks v Newdigate and Tann v Herrington.

The Spring 2009 edition of our bi-annual newsletter, covering ten topics including civil procedure update, prison for health and safety offenders and Part 36 update.

We have a dedicated team of experienced professional negligence and insurance lawyers specialising in defendant work based in our Cardiff office who can consistently provide advice of the highest standard in a friendly and client focussed way. We pride ourselves on the quality of the service we provide to insurers and to the insured.

This guide, prepared by Simon Cradick, team leader of our Occupation Disease team, assists those involved with handling insurance or staff claims to investigate aspects of occupational disease, including medical issues and causation.