“A ‘sustained legal assault’ on British forces could have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for the safety of the nation, an influential right-leaning think tank has warned.”
BBC News, 18th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Coroner rules that wound was caused by cellulitis infection, not hot drink, and that there was no evidence 73-year-old would have survived if different action was taken.”
The Independent, 29th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The long running case of Padden v Bevan Ashford [2013] EWCA Civ 824 has reached its dénouement. It is a case not without its human interest, and legally it illustrates important points of practice and principle which arise when a solicitor is instructed to give independent advice on what may well be an improvident transaction, as well, perhaps, on the vagaries of some county court judges. It has involved two county court trials, including a retrial after one county court judge decided that the defendants had no case to answer, and that to ‘foist’ a duty to give ‘full’ advice on a solicitor who simply agreed to see someone who had come in off the street was ‘an absurdity’. To the concern of many solicitors, but quite correctly, both the subsequent judge upon a re-trial the Court of Appeal (twice) decided that the case was anything but absurd. In the end, the solicitors were liable.”
Sovereign Chambers, 30th July 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
“A coroner has suggested that the Ministry of Defence could face legal action over two soldiers who died while undergoing the gruelling SAS selection process.”
The Independent, 25th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1963; [2013] WLR (D) 277
“The failure by a betting shop to operate a magnetic lock to prevent a robbery during the hours of darkness was not a sufficient basis for a conclusion of a breach of a duty of care.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A father and son have today (Friday 28 June) been sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison at St. Albans Crown Court after being found guilty of the manslaughter – on the basis of gross negligence – of Stephen Kenyon, a driver employed at their haulage firm.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th June 2013
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The families of soldiers killed in Iraq can pursue damages against the government under the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.”
BBC News, 19th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“SL v Westminster [2013] UKSC 27 is a very important case concerning the meaning of ‘care and attention’ in the context of s.21, National Assitance Act 1948.”
NearlyLegal, 20th May 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“The conveyancing profession has always had to walk a difficult line in carrying out its day-to-day activities in property transactions. Not only are conveyancers required to be expert in all aspects of property related law, but they have a duty of care to everyone in the transaction (or so it seems). It can easily be the case that, despite a firm’s intentions to act in their client’s best interests, under outcomes-focused regulation, they can still be held liable for issues that arise. This responsibility, coupled with increasing regulation and compliance requirements, downward pressure on fees and on-going problems with access to lender panels, makes the conveyancing landscape more than a little challenging.”
New Law Journal, 18th April 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“More than 30 families have taken legal action against a hospital in north-west
England for a catalogue of baby and maternal deaths and injuries.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police and prosecutors are studying a damning report into ‘appalling’ failures of care at an NHS hospital where hundreds of patients needlessly died, to examine whether any criminal charges need to be brought against those involved.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of a young woman is suing the country’s biggest out-of-hours GP provider and one of its nurses, whose failures meant her fatal condition was not diagnosed, because neither will accept liability in a test case over legal responsibility in a privatised NHS.”
The Guardian, 17th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a four-week-old baby who bled to death after a botched home circumcision.”
The Independent, 14th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The duty of care of Public Authorities: Too Much, Too Little or About Right? (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
PIBA Richard Davies Lecture, 27th November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Regina (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2012] EWHC 3200 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 357
“The common law duty to act fairly was engaged when a decision was made as to whether to transfer a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 from a medium to a high security hospital.”
WLR Daily, 13th November 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq have secured a victory in the latest round of a compensation fight with ministers.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The families of four UK soldiers killed in Iraq are to find out later whether they can sue the Ministry of Defence.”
BBC News, 19th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“What constitutes a defect or a lack of repair for the landlord to be liable for tenant’s injury?”
NearlyLegal, 7th August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
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