Reading Briefs using AI
Is AI ready to ingest briefs, summarise them, and answer questions about them? If so, how accurate is it?
Tort & Personal Injuries
CCTV Footage & Non-Expert Opinion Evidence
In what circumstances may a lay-witness be permitted to give evidence of what he/she perceives from CCTV footage, and when does such evidence become inadmissible opinion evidence from a non-expert?
Delaney -v- PIAB & Departures from the Personal Injuries Guidelines
To what extent is judicial discretion fettered by the Personal Injuries Guidelines? When, and in what circumstances, and to what extent, may a judge depart from the Personal Injuries Guidelines?
Discovery of Post-Accident Medical Records
The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed the general principles applicable to discovery applications and ‘discoverability’, and has further confirmed that in appropriate circumstances a defendant may obtain discovery of a plantiff’s post-accident records.
Assessing ‘uplift’ for Multiple Injuries
Where a plaintiff sustains multiple injuries, how are damages to be assessed? How is ‘uplift’ to be calculated? Is there a limit on the amount of ‘uplift’ that can be awarded?