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Jim Duffy
Jim Duffy
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Kate Richmond
Kate Richmond
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Public inquiries
Public inquiries
Practice notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of the law relating to public inquiries. It covers both statutory and non-statutory inquiries, centring on provisions of the Inquiries Act 2005 and dealing with interaction with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Public inquiry procedure
Public inquiry procedure
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers practical aspects of how statutory public inquiries are run. It covers the key stages of an inquiry, the role of the chair and any members and inquiry staff. It also covers procedural matters such as evidence and disclosure during the inquiry, the costs of the inquiry and the inquiry report.

Public inquiry warning letter
Public inquiry warning letter
Precedents

This Precedent provides an outline for a warning letter under rule 13 of the Inquiry Rules 2006, which provides that there may not be any explicit or significant criticism of a person in a public inquiry report unless that person has been sent a warning letter and given a reasonable opportunity to respond.

Other Work
Claim against solicitors statute-barred—Court of Appeal considers flawed transactions and contingent liabilities (Elliott v Hattens Solicitors)
Claim against solicitors statute-barred—Court of Appeal considers flawed transactions and contingent liabilities (Elliott v Hattens Solicitors)

Dispute Resolution analysis: This appeal concerned whether Mrs Elliott’s claim was barred by the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) and consideration of when damage was first sustained. The judge at first instance held that the claim was not statute-barred. The appeal was allowed, and in so finding the Court of Appeal has set out useful guidance on the differences between ‘no transaction’ cases, ‘flawed transaction’ cases and contingent liabilities in relation to negligence claims against solicitors. Written by Kate Richmond, barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, Brighton.

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