Navigate through the complexities of assigning responsibility in personal injury and clinical negligence claims. This topic provides essential insights into determining legal liability, encompassing key principles, case law precedents, and expert strategies. Gain the knowledge needed to accurately identify liable parties and substantiate your client's case with robust evidence and legal acumen.
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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...
Vicarious liability in road traffic accidentsIn the past, a defendant would only have been vicariously liable for the negligence of a driver if the driver was acting in the course of their employment for the defendant. The law has developed significantly since then. If the driver was not an employee
Where a claimant has obtained default judgment pursuant to CPR 12.4(1) will the court order a disposal hearing or allocate the case to a track and give standard fast track directions?Setting aside default judgmentWhere a claimant has obtained default judgment, a defendant may still wish to defend
Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury?The essence of a defence of volenti non fit injuria (‘to a willing person, no injury is done’) is that the claimant understands the danger of the situation and willingly consents to the risk of injury. In such circumstances, should injury occur, the
Personal injury claims involving a bankrupt or insolvent partyThis Practice Note is intended to highlight a range of issues which arise in personal injury claims where either the claimant or defendant becomes insolvent.It is important first to distinguish between two distinct but related concepts.A
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