Navigating the complexities of appeal procedures in PI & Clinical Negligence cases requires precision and a deep understanding of appellate rules. Explore expert insights and practical strategies to effectively challenge or defend trial court decisions, ensuring you are equipped with the critical knowledge to advocate confidently for your clients.
This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes an analysis of a Court of Appeal decision upholding the Ministry of...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a ‘no order as to costs’ ruling made after the defendant had successfully...
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published a summary of enhancements to the Standard Directions Order (SDO) process, which are now live in...
Public Law analysis: This decision clarifies the scope of the positive obligations arising under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights...
False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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