Originalism All the Way Down?
How should the Constitution be interpreted? What context should be considered, if at all? And if the Constitution should be interpreted as it was originally conceived, how does one go…
Fatal Mission Bay Crash
Fatal Mission Bay Crash A crash in Mission Bay took the life of one person on Monday night. According to NBC San Diego Channel Seven News, the one-car wreck happened…
Auto insurers strike it rich with No Fault ‘price controls’
$550 million profit windfall for auto insurance companies could increase to $1.2 billion per year after expiration of SB 248’s two-year moratorium on price increases For an industry that’s so…
Costs Budgeting – Time for change
Having at first hand experienced the heated battle of CCMCs, in which costs draftsmen and (usually) junior Counsel joust in front of a Master on the level of costs incurred…
Fee increase to take place next Monday
A dramatic hike in court fees is to take place on Monday 9th March 2015. The Law Society has published the following table (see below) of the new court fees…
Laya undercuts rivals with new corporate health insurance plan – Irish Independent
Irish IndependentLaya undercuts rivals with new corporate health insurance planIrish IndependentRival health insurers will be forced to respond to the move, according to a leading health insurance expert. It comes…
New 20mph traffic zones to be trialled in London
Transport for London has announced plans to trial new 20 mph zones in London in an effort to reduce accidents and casualties on London’s streets. The pilot is to start…
No ATE = Lower Solicitor Fees
I’m doing a bit of algebra today. It is now accepted practice that solicitors up and down the country are charging clients 25{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} or thereabouts of their damages as a…
Mesothelioma Patients Often Deal With Blood Clots – MesotheliomaHelp.org (blog)
Mesothelioma Patients Often Deal With Blood ClotsMesotheliomaHelp.org (blog)Blood clots are one side effect mesothelioma patients must deal with. Patients with cancers that occur in the lungs and abdomen, such as…
Antonio Caliendo and Barnaby Holdings LLC v Mishcon de Reya (2014)
We all remember the mad “pre-Jackson” rush in February and March 2013. Everyone was desperately trying to buy ATE insurance before 1 April 2013 to cover their older cases, and…
Social Security: More than Retirement Benefits!
Social Security is more than just a retirement program. It provides important life insurance and disability insurance protection as well. In June 2012, 56 million people, or about one in…
“Let down” victims of ex-surgeon Ian Paterson protest at Spire Hospital in Solihull, 3rd March 2015
A group of patients who were treated by negligent breast surgeon Ian Paterson at Spire Healthcare sites in the Midlands will be joined by local MPs at a protest on…