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100 Miles in March for Mind Charity
Mental health and Wellbeing has been a subject close to the heart of our Fees Clerk Emma Curran for many years. She has taken the opportunity to support the charity Mind which educates and raises awareness around mental health. As such, Emma has pledged to run 100 miles in March to assist the charity and […]
read moreClinical negligence: An update to the standard direction orders
On 11 February 2022, standard direction order templates to use in multi-track clinical negligence cases being heard in the county courts and district registries or Royal Courts of Justice were updated. They were first published on 30 January 2017. These changes will be of particular interest to all legal practitioners specialising in the field of […]
read moreMaterial contribution and clinical negligence – where are we now?
In 2021 there were two cases where judges at first instance heard detailed argument on material contribution in the context of clinical negligence, Davies v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 169 (HHJ Auerbach) and Thorley v Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2604 (Soole J). These two cases drew significantly on […]
read moreLeslie Millin succeeds in an employment tribunal claim involving age discrimination, redundancy and furlough
Mr D Edmondson v Premier Christian Communications Limited Case No: 2207250/2020 Leslie Millin represented the Claimant, who was 64 years old was employed as a Telesales Executive, selling advertising on various media. He had around 35 years of previous sales experience. He worked in a team of four sales executives and he was the highest achieving […]
read moreJoel McMillan helps secure £1.1 million personal injury award for discriminated against banker
Joel McMillan acted on a direct access basis for a banker whose discriminatory treatment by her employer left her with a serious psychological injury. The case made the front page of the Financial Times when the judgment was published this week, and it has been the subject of widespread national media coverage, including in The […]
read morePaul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust; Purchase v Ahmed [2022] EWCA Civ 12
Summary In each of these appeals, the primary victim died following clinical negligence on the part of the Defendant. The question for the Court of Appeal was whether the Defendant could be held liable for psychiatric injury to a close relative of the primary victim. The court found that it was bound by Crystal Taylor […]
read moreThe Court of Appeal and Assumption of Responsibility – When do Public Authorities owe a Duty of Care?
Recent Developments: Tindall & Anor v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 25 Summary In Tindall, the Court of Appeal outlined the authorities and principles to be applied when considering arguments in relation to an assumption of responsibility by public authorities. Specifically, the Court considered whether the police had […]
read moreAccountability for Road Safety in the Era of Autonomous Cars
The Law Commission has today published its joint report on Automated Vehicles. The project recognised that where automation is used “a human driver can no longer be the principal focus of accountability for road safety.” The report has therefore recommended a number of key legislative changes ranging from immunity for ‘drivers’ to the creation of […]
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