No5 Barristers Chambers

This Practice Note discusses the powers of the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) to deprive a person of British citizenship status or to declare the status a nullity. It also covers the procedure for deprivation of citizenship, the effects it has on the subject and their family members, appeal rights and relevant case law.

This Precedent outlines a claim against a dental practitioner for a failed dental implant.

This Q&A considers the position of a party who fails to comply with a direction of the court but who has made an application to extend time for compliance prior to the deadline for that direction.

This Q&A considers the costs position for a successful defendant who has been blamed by a co-defendant.

This Q&A considers the law in relation to the disclosure of draft expert reports.

This Q&A considers whether a claim can be brought under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 when the defendant has control of the premises but is not the legal owner of it.

This Q&A considers whether different children can have a different litigation friend.

This Q&A considers guidance on claims for injury or damages as a result of careless driving and whether the usual principles of the tort of negligence apply.

This Q&A considers the liability for owners of premises for injuries caused by the condition of their premises.

This Q&A considers the law in relation to the risk assessment of training for employees and the date of knowledge for the purposes of limitation in personal injury claims.

This Q&A considers the legal status of General Practitioners as defendants to a claim for personal injury.

This Q&A considers the service provisions in fatal personal injury claims brought by the estate of the deceased.

This Q&A considers the law in relation to the recovery of case management costs.

This Q&A considers claims for personal injury brought by passengers travelling in stolen vehicles under the Motor Insurers’ Bureau Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement, or against insurers acting as ‘Article 75 insurer’.

This Q&A looks at a defendant’s potential liability for failure to grit or salt an area, and the effect of historical weather data on this liability. This Q&A considers liability for accidents caused by snow or ice on the highway, in a workplace and in other areas.

This Q&A considers the applicable duty of care in relation to claims for personal injury caused by a dog attack.

This Q&A considers whether there is any case law regarding a situation where a claimant has tripped over debris in a private car park where an apportionment for contributory negligence was successful as well as whether a proportion of the claimant is liable for 10%.

This Q&A considers the standard of care to be expected of a nurse for the purposes of a clinical negligence claim.

This Q&A considers the obligations and duties owed to a construction worker who was hit by a tree after it fell down on the worker.

This Q&A considers the liability that could arise if the wrong sperm was negligently used by a fertility clinic resulting in the baby having a genetic disease or different attributes to those that were chosen.