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How Can the Sport and Activity Industry Create Safer Cultures?
This week, Christopher Quinlan QC will be speaking at an event in association with the Ann Craft Trust, exploring how the sport and activity sector can protect and create safer cultures. Please click here for further information. The ACT provides a wealth of useful training resources on safeguarding which can be located here.
read moreGeoffrey Williams QC avoids striking off for a Solicitor who admitted multiple acts of dishonesty
Geoffrey Williams QC acted for a Solicitor (“K”) in proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, heard in late 2021. A cash shortage on client account had arisen as the result of the actions of a former staff member of K’s firm. K did not report the matter to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and when confronted […]
read moreThe Court of Appeal and Interim Payments: Buttar Construction Ltd -v- Arshdeep [2021] EWCA Civ 1408
Summary This was a personal injury claim in which the Court of Appeal considered arguments in relation to interim payments. The question for the court to consider was whether an interim payment should have been made against one of the Defendants. HHJ Bird, sitting as a High Court Judge in the Queen’s Bench Division, ordered […]
read moreWEBINAR: Personal Injury Liability Update
Date: 12 January 2022 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: David Roderick David Roderick kick starts our 2022 webinar programme with a whistle-stop tour of the general developments in personal injury liability, to include: Duty of care: Identifying a duty of care in negligence. Vicarious liability: Expansion and contraction of the doctrine? Secondary victims: […]
read moreRecollection versus Medical Records in Clinical Negligence
The recent case of HTR v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 3228 (QB) is an interesting Judgment dealing with an issue familiar to clinical negligence practitioners. John Brown reviews the decision which considers how a court is likely to approach a factual dispute between a witness’ recollection and a note made in a […]
read moreBlue Manchester Ltd v Bug-Alu Technic GMBH [2021] EWHC 3095 (TCC)
Summary An application to strike out the Second Defendant’s witness statements for non-compliance with Practice Direction 32 (“PD32”) and Practice Direction 57AC (“PD57AC”) failed. While criticisms were levelled at the witness statements in question, their failings did not warrant strike out. Further, the Claimant’s application for relief from sanctions failed. His Honour Judge Stephen Davies, […]
read morePersonalised Seminar Offerings
In addition to our public Webinar Series, we also offer personalised, virtual and in-person seminars, in areas of law to include: Personal Injury Clinical Negligence Employment Fraud Insurance Travel Property Damage Product Liability Should you wish to receive a copy of our latest talks, please contact our Marketing Manager Kelly Penstone-Smith with a note of […]
read moreHannah Saxena successfully defends serious pedestrian claim for bus company
Hannah Saxena appeared for a bus company in a claim brought by a 22 year old female pedestrian who had been hit by a bus in London, after she walked out at a junction, without looking. The claimant sustained serious pelvic fractures and was claiming over £600,000 in damages. HHJ Baucher found that the bus […]
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