‘The decision in Tiuta continues the series of recent Supreme Court decisions that make for essential reading among professional liability practitioners.’
Hailsham Chambers, 29th November 2017
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘The Commercial Court (Andrew Baker J) has given judgment in favour of the Claimants in their action for damages against Credit Suisse under s.138D of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA).’
Blackstone Chambers, 27th November 2017
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The former senior police officer who was the match commander at the Hillsborough disaster is to get funding to fight a possible prosecution on charges of gross negligence manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has been “slow and complacent” in its response to the rising costs of clinical negligence and should consider mandatory mediation for certain types of claim, MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC) said today.’
Litigation Futures, 1st December 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Can a mother who consults a doctor with a view to avoiding the birth of a child with one disability recover damages for the costs associated with another disability?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th November 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Clinical negligence claimants can continue to take out after-the-event (ATE) insurance for expert reports when they enter into conditional fee agreements, and premiums will be recoverable even if the case settles before the reports are commissioned, the Court of Appeal has decided in a major ruling today.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The number of cancer patients successfully suing the NHS for missed diagnoses has doubled in the past five years, new figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A plethora of issues were raised, and disposed of, by Fraser J’s recently handed-down judgment in Riva Properties and others v Foster + Partners Ltd, the most awkwardly entertaining one being the sense of pantomime arising from the court’s clear disapproval of the architect’s behaviour, which was described at various stages as “grubby”, “disingenuous” and “wholly unprofessional”.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th November 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘A number of hot topics in the professional negligence arena came before Mrs Justice Moulder in the recent case of Halsall and Others v Champion Consulting Limited and Others [2017] EWHC 1079 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 44 (Jun). The result ultimately turned on the application of s 14A of the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) and the claim, which otherwise would have succeeded, was dismissed as statute barred. But was the decision on limitation correct?’
New Law Journal, 27th October 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘An Oxford graduate is suing the university for £1m on the grounds that his failure to get a top degree 17 years ago cost him the chance of a lucrative legal career.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘They say that nothing can prepare you for the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to be a parent. But how would you feel if that opportunity was taken away from you because of the negligent action of someone else? In the recent case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 2318 (QB), XX received £74,000 for the cost of two surrogacies in the UK. This was because XX was unable to bear children as a direct consequence of her delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer.’
Family Law, 21st November 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Abolishing Personal Injuries Law – A project’
Supreme Court, 16th November 2017
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘When I read Fraser J’s judgment in Riva Properties Ltd v Foster + Partners Ltd, the thing that struck me was how, in adjudication, we don’t always get the benefit of seeing the evidence tested to the same degree as you do in court or arbitration proceedings.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 14th November 2017
‘A woman has been jailed for three years for the manslaughter of her 91-year-old grandmother, who had been in need of “urgent medical attention”.’
The Independent, 14th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court upheld a Master’s decision to allow a clinical negligence action to proceed pursuant to section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980.’
Zenith PI Blog, 13th November 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Negligence claims against tax advisers who had given assurances about the effectiveness of tax schemes failed because the claims were not brought within the limitation period.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A restaurant owner who was jailed after a customer died from an allergic reaction to a curry has failed in a bid to have his conviction overturned.’
BBC News, 9th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law as well as the latest cases concerning administrative errors and the HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 7th November 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The families of three men who suffered fatal heat illness during an SAS training march in the Brecon Beacons have expressed dismay that two relatively junior special services soldiers face charges of neglect rather than more senior figures or Ministry of Defence officials.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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