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	<title>Mayo Wynne Baxter &#187; Michael Mulcare</title>
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		<title>Man Faces Contempt Proceedings After Dropping &#8216;False&#8217; Compensation Claim Against Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High Court has granted permission for a local authority to bring contempt of court proceedings against a man who claimed compensation for personal injury and who subsequently abandoned his claim. The Claimant &#8211; Leon Wells &#8211; claimed that he had suffered a tear to his left knee when he fell down some steps near... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/man-faces-contempt-proceedings-after-dropping-false-compensation-claim-against-council/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fernquest v Swansea City and Council [2011]</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claims against local authorities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Court of Appeal case considers a local authority’s duty of care to a user of a park and ride scheme and whether it should have warned the Claimant of a known hazard at his destination. Circumstances of the Claim On 10th December 2008, the claimant – a Mr Fernquest &#8211; had driven from his... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/fernquest-v-swansea-city-and-council-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Increase in compensation for mesothelioma claims?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent High Court case ruling on damages for pain and suffering, may see elderly victims of mesothelioma entitled to increased compensation. In this case, the 92 year old Claimant, Dennis Ball, was awarded £50,000 compensation for pain and suffering after he developed asbestos-related cancer following his work for the National Coal Board and its... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/increase-in-compensation-for-mesothelioma-claims/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pedestrians and Highways</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIONNE ARMSTRONG (BY HER MOTHER  &#38; LITIGATION FRIEND KAREN ARMSTRONG) v (1) KEEPMOAT HOMES LTD (2) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL (3) BLYTH VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL (2012) Circumstances The accident occurred in 2001, when the 12 year old Claimant tried to cross a dual carriageway. As she did so, she was struck by a car and suffered... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/dual-carriageway-accident-who-is-to-blame/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Were a Local Authority negligent after a child suffers severe brain injuries during a swimming lesson?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice on local authority issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Annie Woodland (by her Litigation Friend, Ian Woodland) v (1) Swimming Teachers’ Association (2) Beryl Stotford (3) Deborah Maxwell (4) Essex County Council (5) Basildon District Council [2011] The Court was required to determine whether a school had a non delegable duty of care to its pupils, such that it was responsible for the actions... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/child-dies-in-swimming-pool-parents-allege-local-authority-are-negligent/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Personal injury appeal dismissed</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/hadlow-%e2%80%93v-peterborough-city-council-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/hadlow-%e2%80%93v-peterborough-city-council-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local authority regulations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HADLOW –v- PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL (2011). In this Court of Appeal case, a local authority unsuccessfully appealed an award made to a teacher, who was injured whilst teaching in a secure facility for women. Although not in a school, this case is relevant to SEN classes and perhaps in other situations involving pupils with behavioural... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/hadlow-%e2%80%93v-peterborough-city-council-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nield V Loveday (2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[council litigation cases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (1) EDWARD NIELD (2) ACROMAS INSURANCE CO LTD  –v-  (1) GRAHAM LOVEDAY (2) SUSAN LOVEDAY (2011) This is a cautionary case warning Claimant’s about the consequences of exaggerating their claim and then signing a Statement of Truth, especially where the Defendant has instructed surveillance agents! Initial Claim L1 was involved in a road traffic accident... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/nield-v-loveday-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>FOX –v- FOUNDATION PILING LTD [2011]</title>
		<link>http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/fox-%e2%80%93v-foundation-piling-ltd-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[county council litigation matter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litigation matters in councils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This case considered the issue of conduct by one party, where there was evidence that they had exaggerated their claim and how that affected costs, where a Part 36 Offer had been made. Background The claimant (F) issued proceedings against his employer (P) for over £280,000 after he fell whilst carrying a heavy piece of... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/fox-%e2%80%93v-foundation-piling-ltd-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>KENT COUNTY COUNCIL –v-  LAWRENCE (2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highways legal cases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this highways case, the Claimant brought a claim for personal injury after she tripped over a manhole cover which protruded above a pavement controlled by the local authority, being the relevant highway authority.  At Trial At first instance, the judge held that the extent of the protrusion was at least 15mm and taking into... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/kent-county-council-%e2%80%93v-lawrence-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>DALTON –v- NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COUNCIL (2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Mulcare</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local Authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Court of Appeal case, where the local authority (N) appealed against a decision that it was liable in respect of a personal injury sustained by the respondent (D) following a highways claim, the categorisation of a defect after an accident was used by the Court as a “powerful pointer” as to the extent... <a class="readmore" href="http://www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk/blog/dalton-%e2%80%93v-nottingham-county-council-2011/">Read the rest of this post (No Comments)</a>]]></description>
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