The Personal Injury Pod from St John’s Chambers

QOCS from April 2023: What you need to know

One-way costs shifting (QOCS) is about to change with an upcoming change to CPR44.14, altering the scope for defendants to enforce costs orders against claimants.
On this podcast, James Marwick and Rachel Segal of St John's Chambers Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams talk about this development in personal injury costs law and what it is likely to mean in practice.

Highway claims: Avoiding the trips

Matthew White and Jonathan Lindfield of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team will talk through the law as it relates to accidents on the highway, including the important differences between highways and highways maintainable at public expenses, and how to win claims in both situations (for claimants and defendants). 
 

Fundamental dishonesty and surveillance

James Marwick and Darren Lewis of St John's Chambers Personal Injury team discuss recent developments in the ever-important area of fundamental dishonesty and related issues in respect of surveillance and social media entries.
Darren and James cover the key new cases and the practical application to the workload of those acting for both claimant and defendant interests.

Material contribution in clinical negligence claims following the recent cases of Thorley, Davies and Dalchow

James Marwick and Robert Mills of St John's Chambers discuss the application of the doctrine of material contribution in clinical negligence claims following the recent key High Court cases from 2021 and 2022 including Thorley, Davies and Dalchow.
 
After a re-cap of the core principles, Rob and James will seek to draw out the core conclusions from recent cases and assess the viability of the doctrine in the context of indivisible injuries.

Provisional damages

Ben Handy and Sophie Howard of St John's Chambers discuss provisional damages. What they are, how and when to pursue them, the evidence you’ll need to successfully claim them or defend such a claim, practical tips on the best ways to frame and amplify your medical evidence, tactical tips on settlement and negotiation, and some of the current hot-topics and issues arising from recent authorities.

Inquests - A “how to” guide for practitioners

Louise Asprey and Lauren Karmel of St John’s Chambers have published this podcast which aims to demystify some of the common battlegrounds faced at inquests, from the perspective of both families and non-family interested persons. This podcast will cover article 2, issues of causation and tactics practitioners will want to be considering prior to the inquest, and during the inquest itself. 

E-scooters: A Wobbly Podcast

On this podcast, Rachel Segal and Patrick West of St John's Chambers discuss the issue of e-scooters from a personal injury viewpoint: the legal background, what challenges e-scooter cases raise for legal practitioners and the government’s future proposals for the use of e-scooters on public roads