2020

Breach of statutory duty – Emergency vehicle regulations – Duties owed by other drivers to drivers of emergency vehicles – Duties of drivers of emergency vehicles – Breach of common law duty to drive with reasonable care – Failure to keep a proper look out – Negligence – Breach of duty of care – Damage foreseeable – Special damages to be both pleaded and strictly proved

Personal Injury - Negligence - Accident between cyclist and motorist - Claimant hit from behind - Assessment of damages - Quantum of damages - Pain and suffering - Permanent partial disability - Medical expenses - Future medical care - Consequential loss - Loss of earnings

Negligence - Duty of care - Causal connection between damage and breach of duty
– Res ipsa loquitur - Occupier’s Liability Act.

Negligence – Employer’s Liability – Contributory Negligence – Volenti Non Fit Injuria – Novus Actus Interveniens – Personal injury – Damages – Assessment – Loss of Earnings -

Claim for 50% interest in property – Parties divorced – Whether property is the family home – Whether the equal share rule should apply – Property (Rights of Spouses) Act

Court’s power to strike out a statement of case – Rule 26.3(1) of the CPR – Claim struck out – no reasonable grounds for bringing claim disclosed – an abuse of the process of the court – failure to comply with rule – Claimant has no real prospect of successfully prosecuting the claim

Sale of Land – Verbal agreement for sale of land - Whether valid agreement for sale – Whether elements of a valid tenancy agreement as part of sale agreement - Whether sufficient acts of part performance by party – Equitable remedy of specific performance – Circumstances where previous order may be varied or revoked

Damages – Assessment of – Assault & Battery – Trespass to land – Aggravated Damages – Whether appropriate in the circumstances

Motor vehicle accident involving two separate collisions – Statutory and common law duty of care owed by each driver to other users of the road – Whether one or more that one driver liable for accident – Whether any contributory negligence arises

Recovery of possession of land - Defence of adverse possession - Whether factual exclusive possession and intention to possess proven - Defence of proprietary estoppel - Whether there is evidence of assurance - reliance - detriment - Person in whom interest via proprietary estoppel resides is deceased - Estate not a party to the proceedings - Defendants are not personal representatives of the estate -Whether the Defendants can rely on the rights of the estate to remain in possession - Mesne Profits.