When an employee suffers an accident at work through no fault of their own, it can be difficult for them to decide whether to pursue a claim for damages.

​We recently reported that an agreement had been set up to extend limitation dates between Claimant solicitors and insurance companies due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.

Commencing this week a large percentage of Court Buildings will close in the interest of following the Government Guidelines.157 of Courts will remain open, dealing with priority work.This represents just 42% of the normal Courts open throughout the Country.

​From 1 May 2020, the bereavement award will increase by 16% from £12,980 to £15,120 following The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020.

​In these unprecedented times, litigators wondered how Courts and all parties would cope with deadlines, where delays were inevitable.

Following calls by APIL and a parliamentary committee for a full consultation of the scheme, ministers have rejected calls for reformation of the current statutory bereavement award under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.

Last week it was reported that there are 20,000 more children in care in England than there were the last decade. This is an increase of 28%, meaning there are now 78,150 looked after children in 2020, 18,160 of them being subject to Child Protection Plans.

Road Safety Week is running from 18th November until 24th November, courtesy of the charity ‘Brake’. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on a British Road. Road Safety Week looks to finding ways to avoid these preventable deaths, and this year the theme is “Step Up for Safe Streets”.