Access to Justice Civil Legal Aid Civil legal aid is an important part of the justice system. It provides public funding to help individuals access legal advice and representation in certain civil disputes, particularly where they cannot afford to pay for legal services themselves. Following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), civil legal aid is only available for limited categories of civil cases. This means that a person may have a genuin

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Breach of Duty in Negligence Under the law of negligence, a claimant can bring a civil claim for compensatory damages if they have suffered injury or damage as a result of the defendant’s actions. The law of negligence is concerned with compensating individuals when injury or damage has been caused by the defendant’s failure to take reasonable care. To succeed in a negligence claim, the claimant must prove three elements: 1. That the defendant owed them a duty of care; 2

Compensatory Damages When a claimant has successfully proven their case in tort law, the court will award a remedy to address the loss or harm that they have suffered. A remedy is the legal outcome that is designed to put things right. The two main tort law remedies that the court can award are compensatory damages (a financial payment to the claimant) and injunctions (a court order requiring the defendant to do something or to stop doing something). In this blog, we will e

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police (2018). In tort law, a claim can be brought under the law of negligence when someone suffers harm because another person has breached their duty of care. A person who has been injured due to someone else’s negligence can bring a civil claim for compensation. But to win the case, they must prove three key things: The defendant owed them a duty of care. The defendant breached that duty. The breach caused their injury or damage

The Four Tracks in Civil Cases If you're studying A-level or BTEC Law, it is important to know how civil cases and claims are allocated...