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Law Bulletin - May 2007

Included in this Issue

Liability

The perils of horse riding
Dock workers win asbestos claim
Another asbestos claim success
Sleeping driver successfully sues employers

Thompsons Cases

Whole body vibration syndrome
Post coal scheme case succeeds at trial
Don’t take the easy option and concede contributory negligence
But some decisions make it right to be cautious
Child climbing over locked gates wins claim
Cyclist’s claim fails
Aggressive pupils
Another disruptive pupil
Carrying heavy legal files is not dangerous
Judge deplores binge drinking
Down in the flood
Hole in the road case wins

Practice and Procedure

Dependency claim survives
Summary judgement
A case to use when requesting an interim payment

Damages

Assessment of future loss
Should death in service payments and employee benefit payments be deductible from damages?
Damages for high flyer with brain injury
Assessment of care where wife moves abroad
Neck injury: battle of the experts