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This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines, now available in Key...
Law360, London: A London judge ordered Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigator Antony Puddick on 8 April 2026 to disclose details of his solicitors'...
The 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) has been published, following the 17th edition in 2024. The JCG remains the starting point...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: Where a claimant suffering from psychiatric injury consciously exaggerates their symptoms in order to convince...
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...
Is there any guidance or case law on the duty of care owed by a school to children outside of the school gates, eg on a footpath near to the school? Assume that the child was injured by a vehicle.See the judgment of Mr. Justice Nicol in the High Court case of Webster v Ridgeway Foundation School.
Law Reform Act or Fatal Accidents Act?Causes of actionWhen the victim of a personal injury action has died prior to trial, two main claims are possible.A claim can be brought for:•the benefit of the deceased’s estate under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (LR(MP)A 1934)•on behalf
Claims involving a child—the court approval hearingWhen court approval is requiredAny settlement, compromise or payment (including any voluntary interim payment) arising from a claim on behalf of, or against, a child is not binding unless it has been approved by the court.A compromise involving a
Quantifying damages for dependants—past losses—financial dependencyClaims for past expenses and losses tend to consist principally of the:•lost financial dependency•value of the services that the deceased would have provided had they survived (see Practice Note: Quantifying losses for
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