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In brief: A reminder not to forget loss of a chance (McGill v Sports and Entertainment Media Group and others)

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Published on: 08 November 2016

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Commercial analysis: The Court of Appeal has considered an appeal by a claimant who sought to rely on a loss of a chance analysis that had been briefly included in particulars of claim but had not formed any real part of the trial and whether a settlement of earlier proceedings against a different defendant precluded recovery in these proceedings Jonathan Edwards, barrister at Radcliffe Chambers, considers the case of McGill v Sports and Entertainment Media Group and others.

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