William Dean

Barrister, 9 Gough Chambers

William Dean is a barrister and mediator who practises from 9 Gough Chambers in London. He has a mixed practice, focussing on matters involving personal injury, civil litigation, family work and regulatory and criminal cases; and he acts for individuals, businesses, government departments/agencies and others.

He writes for the Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service, edits the Landlord and Tenant Reports and is a contributor to Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims (2nd edition), the APIL Guide to RTA Liability (3rd edition) and Clinical Negligence Claims (3rd and 4th editions). He is a regular speaker on topics related to his work. He is an examiner for the Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences.

Contributed to

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Claims on behalf of children—an introduction

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers Part 21 of the CPR which sets out the rules relating to proceedings involving children. A child is any person under the age of 18. The rules state that unless a court has made a specific order that a child can act on their own behalf, a child cannot be involved in proceedings without the appointment of a litigation friend. This rule applies whether the child is the claimant or a defendant. The Practice Note also covers the rules relating to service of a certificate of suitability by a person wishing to act as litigation friend and provides an overview of the different types of claims involving children.

PI & Clinical Negligence

Food information and labelling offences

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out the offences relating to food information and labelling requirements as set out under the Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers and the Food Information Regulations 2014 (FIR 2014), SI 2014/1855. The Practice Note explains the ways in which the offences can be committed and sentencing for the offences.

Corporate Crime