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PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—9 September 2021

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Published on: 09 September 2021

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Table of contents

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Civil Justice Council publishes annual report for 2019-2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)—HMCTS publishes updated operational summary for week commencing 6 September 2021
Occupiers’ liability
Accident at private swimming pool
Limitation
Clinical negligence, mental capacity, limitation
Accidents abroad
Jurisdiction
Fatal accidents

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Article summary

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes analysis of the High Court ruling in Aderounmu v Colvin which considered mental capacity and limitation in a clinical negligence case. We also consider the Civil Justice Council annual report for 2019–2020. In addition, we include a round-up of other key cases, news and New Law Journal articles of interest.

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