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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...
False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
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...
Psychiatric injury—secondary victimsWhat is a secondary victim?A primary victim is a claimant who was directly involved as a participant in the...
What are the options when proceedings need to be served but the medical evidence is incomplete? Should permission for further evidence be requested in the Particulars of Claim and then an application be made to stay the proceedings or should I wait until allocation and then seek a direction for
Disability, fraud, concealment and mistake—sections 28 and 32 of the Limitation Act 1980Persons under a disabilityClaimants under a disabilityFor the purposes of the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) a claimant is under a disability while they:•are a child under 18 years of age, or•lack capacity (as
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
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