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Changes to Guideline Hourly Rates Approved
Legal Updates  

18—08—2021

Changes to Guideline Hourly Rates Approved

Forstater v CGD Europe: when is a belief worthy of respect in a democratic society?
Legal Updates  

29—06—2021

Forstater v CGD Europe: when is a belief worthy of respect in a democratic society?

The Operational Duty and Automatic Enhanced Investigation - R (Morahan) v HM Assistant Coroner for West London [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin)
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15—06—2021

The Operational Duty and Automatic Enhanced Investigation - R (Morahan) v HM Assistant Coroner for West London [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin)

A brief update: COVID-19 related workplace disputes in Employment Tribunal
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01—03—2021

A brief update: COVID-19 related workplace disputes in Employment Tribunal

“You have reached your destination…”; Uber v. Aslam
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26—02—2021

“You have reached your destination…”; Uber v. Aslam

Inquest finds incorrect dose of medication led to the death of new mother, Bethany Barker
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25—02—2021

Inquest finds incorrect dose of medication led to the death of new mother, Bethany Barker

Specific Issue Order for Vaccination-including COVID-19: M v H (Private Law Vaccination) [2020] EWFC 93 (15 December 2020)
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24—02—2021

Specific Issue Order for Vaccination-including COVID-19: M v H (Private Law Vaccination) [2020] EWFC 93 (15 December 2020)

Brint v BHR UHNT: Misleading, Wholly Unreliable and Inaccurate, but not Fundamentally Dishonest
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23—02—2021

Brint v BHR UHNT: Misleading, Wholly Unreliable and Inaccurate, but not Fundamentally Dishonest

Contentious Wills & Probate Part III
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17—02—2021

Contentious Wills & Probate Part III

18 months on from Poole Borough Council v GN, are we any clearer on assumptions of responsibility in claims by children against local authorities and their social workers?
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17—02—2021

18 months on from Poole Borough Council v GN, are we any clearer on assumptions of responsibility in claims by children against local authorities and their social workers?

Contentious Wills & Probate Case Law Roundup 2020: Part II
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12—02—2021

Contentious Wills & Probate Case Law Roundup 2020: Part II

Contentious Wills & Probate Case Law Roundup 2020: Part I
Legal Updates  

08—02—2021

Contentious Wills & Probate Case Law Roundup 2020: Part I

Standard of Proof and the Chief Coroner’s Law Sheet No.6 - Maughan and Beyond
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19—01—2021

Standard of Proof and the Chief Coroner’s Law Sheet No.6 - Maughan and Beyond

Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens
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18—01—2021

Fishbourne Developments Limited v Stephens

An Appeal to Discretion: Sakandar Azam v University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3384 (QB)
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13—01—2021

An Appeal to Discretion: Sakandar Azam v University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3384 (QB)

Domestic Abuse: stopping contact and the protection of parents from coercive control in 2021 in light of R (no order for contact after findings of domestic abuse) [2020] EWFC B57
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07—01—2021

Domestic Abuse: stopping contact and the protection of parents from coercive control in 2021 in light of R (no order for contact after findings of domestic abuse) [2020] EWFC B57

Balancing the books: Can a need to stay within budget justify indirect discrimination?
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15—12—2020

Balancing the books: Can a need to stay within budget justify indirect discrimination?

Business Interruption Claims
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14—12—2020

Business Interruption Claims

A First Meeting: The Court of Appeal and Cauda Equina Syndrome
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11—12—2020

A First Meeting: The Court of Appeal and Cauda Equina Syndrome

Solicitors’ success fee reduced in clinical negligence claim: Chocken V Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3269 (QB)
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07—12—2020

Solicitors’ success fee reduced in clinical negligence claim: Chocken V Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3269 (QB)

Securing a Pupillage: Common Questions When Making Applications
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03—12—2020

Securing a Pupillage: Common Questions When Making Applications

A Costly Lesson? A discussion of the decision in Belsner v Cam Legal Services Limited [2020] EWHC 2755 (QB)
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20—11—2020

A Costly Lesson? A discussion of the decision in Belsner v Cam Legal Services Limited [2020] EWHC 2755 (QB)

Rashid v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2020] EWHC 2522 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 02 (Oct).
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11—11—2020

Rashid v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2020] EWHC 2522 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 02 (Oct).

Remote Witnessing of Wills During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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10—11—2020

Remote Witnessing of Wills During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Case Law Update: Lancashire County Council v G (Unavailability of Secure Accommodation) [2020] EWHC 2828 (Fam).
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06—11—2020

Case Law Update: Lancashire County Council v G (Unavailability of Secure Accommodation) [2020] EWHC 2828 (Fam).

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS): Back to the start, and how to get there.
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04—11—2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS): Back to the start, and how to get there.

Requesting to work from home, or not? - Key considerations for employers.
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04—11—2020

Requesting to work from home, or not? - Key considerations for employers.

Disability, Delusions and Definitions.
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04—11—2020

Disability, Delusions and Definitions.

Conduct in financial remedy proceedings: does deception produce ’the gasp factor’?
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21—10—2020

Conduct in financial remedy proceedings: does deception produce ’the gasp factor’?

Shifting Sands: Parental Alienation and Transfer of Residence.
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19—10—2020

Shifting Sands: Parental Alienation and Transfer of Residence.

Cumbria CC v T (Discharge of Interveners) [2020] EWFC 58 | MacDonald J – 11 September 2020.
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17—10—2020

Cumbria CC v T (Discharge of Interveners) [2020] EWFC 58 | MacDonald J – 11 September 2020.

Recognising the legal landscape of informed consent – The GMC’s new guidance on Consent 2020
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14—10—2020

Recognising the legal landscape of informed consent – The GMC’s new guidance on Consent 2020

Part 1: Expert evidence – Additional expert evidence following a Joint Report.
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02—10—2020

Part 1: Expert evidence – Additional expert evidence following a Joint Report.

Inquest Costs: Beware the Equivocal ‘Admission’.
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28—09—2020

Inquest Costs: Beware the Equivocal ‘Admission’.

For the first time a NHS Trust has been prosecuted for an admitted breach of its statutory duty of candour.
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25—09—2020

For the first time a NHS Trust has been prosecuted for an admitted breach of its statutory duty of candour.

Financial Dependency: Increase in profits, post-death, does not negate financial injury.
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22—09—2020

Financial Dependency: Increase in profits, post-death, does not negate financial injury.

When the business stops, does limitation?
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07—09—2020

When the business stops, does limitation?

The world shifted on its axis. Lockdown default judgment set aside.
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03—09—2020

The world shifted on its axis. Lockdown default judgment set aside.

Uncontroverted Part 35 Compliant Reports: to be Accepted Unless Bare Assertions Without Proof. Griffiths v TUI UK Limited [2020] EWHC 2268 (QB).
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27—08—2020

Uncontroverted Part 35 Compliant Reports: to be Accepted Unless Bare Assertions Without Proof. Griffiths v TUI UK Limited [2020] EWHC 2268 (QB).

Lyum Roy Campbell (a protected party by his father & litigation friend Donald Campbell) v Advantage Insurance Company Ltd [2020] EWHC 2210 (QB)
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21—08—2020

Lyum Roy Campbell (a protected party by his father & litigation friend Donald Campbell) v Advantage Insurance Company Ltd [2020] EWHC 2210 (QB)

Relinquished Babies—Decisions and Long-Term Impact.
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30—07—2020

Relinquished Babies—Decisions and Long-Term Impact.

Ogden Tables 8th Edition.
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23—07—2020

Ogden Tables 8th Edition.

DZ (Personal Representative of the Estate of YS, deceased) v. The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
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17—07—2020

DZ (Personal Representative of the Estate of YS, deceased) v. The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

“Don’t nit-pick” – basic hire rates evidence in credit hire cases; Bunting v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 1807 (QB).
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15—07—2020

“Don’t nit-pick” – basic hire rates evidence in credit hire cases; Bunting v Zurich Insurance Plc [2020] EWHC 1807 (QB).

The Direct Effect of Article 157 in Regard to Work of Equal Value: A Discussion.
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10—07—2020

The Direct Effect of Article 157 in Regard to Work of Equal Value: A Discussion.

Guidance from the EAT as to the calculation of a week’s pay and profitability bonuses: Econ Engineering Limited (Appellant) v Mr P Dixon and Others (Respondent).
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06—07—2020

Guidance from the EAT as to the calculation of a week’s pay and profitability bonuses: Econ Engineering Limited (Appellant) v Mr P Dixon and Others (Respondent).

Supreme Court hands down judgment in Villiers v Villiers.
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01—07—2020

Supreme Court hands down judgment in Villiers v Villiers.

Protected parties, anonymity orders and clinical negligence; PQ (a child by her litigation friend) v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 1662 (QB).
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30—06—2020

Protected parties, anonymity orders and clinical negligence; PQ (a child by her litigation friend) v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 1662 (QB).

Evans v Betesh Partnership and McGinty [2020] EWHC 1589 (QB)
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24—06—2020

Evans v Betesh Partnership and McGinty [2020] EWHC 1589 (QB)

Noise Induced Hearing Loss – What is an audiogram?
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22—06—2020

Noise Induced Hearing Loss – What is an audiogram?

Article 2 ECHR revisited: In cases of medical negligence where an individual is in the care of the state when will a Middleton inquest be required?
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22—06—2020

Article 2 ECHR revisited: In cases of medical negligence where an individual is in the care of the state when will a Middleton inquest be required?

Employment law: Dealing with race discrimination complaints following the Black Lives Matter movement
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19—06—2020

Employment law: Dealing with race discrimination complaints following the Black Lives Matter movement

Partially remote hearings in the Coroner’s Court: Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 38
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17—06—2020

Partially remote hearings in the Coroner’s Court: Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 38

Solicitor and Barrister Professional Negligence High Court case - judgment expected shortly
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16—06—2020

Solicitor and Barrister Professional Negligence High Court case - judgment expected shortly

Flexible Furlough: The Latest Guidance.
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15—06—2020

Flexible Furlough: The Latest Guidance.

Recorder erred in granting relief from sanctions in clinical negligence case: Magee v Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB).
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11—06—2020

Recorder erred in granting relief from sanctions in clinical negligence case: Magee v Willmott [2020] EWHC 1378 (QB).

Restoring companies to the register: article exploring issues arising in mesothelioma litigation and the conflict between the Compensation Act 2006 and 2010.
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10—06—2020

Restoring companies to the register: article exploring issues arising in mesothelioma litigation and the conflict between the Compensation Act 2006 and 2010.

What is ‘Noise’ in NIHL cases?
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08—06—2020

What is ‘Noise’ in NIHL cases?

Adding Allegations to a Clinical Negligence Claim: a brief summary of Mangala Janakarajah v (1) Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (2) Mario Petrou [2020)] QBD (Soole J) 03/06/2020
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05—06—2020

Adding Allegations to a Clinical Negligence Claim: a brief summary of Mangala Janakarajah v (1) Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (2) Mario Petrou [2020)] QBD (Soole J) 03/06/2020

A Local Authority v AG [2020] WLR(D) 201, [2020] EWFC 18 and A Local Authority v AG (No 2) [2020] EWHC 1346 (Fam).
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03—06—2020

A Local Authority v AG [2020] WLR(D) 201, [2020] EWFC 18 and A Local Authority v AG (No 2) [2020] EWHC 1346 (Fam).

What Makes a Marriage Legal?: Marriages, Non-Marriages and Beyond.
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01—06—2020

What Makes a Marriage Legal?: Marriages, Non-Marriages and Beyond.

Vaccinating Children in Local Authority Care: Re H (A Child) (Parental Responsibility: Vaccination) [2020] EWCA Civ 664.
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01—06—2020

Vaccinating Children in Local Authority Care: Re H (A Child) (Parental Responsibility: Vaccination) [2020] EWCA Civ 664.

Guidance: Enforcement of financial remedy orders.
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01—06—2020

Guidance: Enforcement of financial remedy orders.

KKL Executor & Trustee Co v Harrison [2020] EWCOP 25.
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27—05—2020

KKL Executor & Trustee Co v Harrison [2020] EWCOP 25.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Direction: Where are we now?
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27—05—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Direction: Where are we now?

Identifying and dealing with difficult issues in NIHL cases.
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22—05—2020

Identifying and dealing with difficult issues in NIHL cases.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Coronavirus and mental health at work.
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21—05—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Coronavirus and mental health at work.

Should there be a trial of limitation as a preliminary issue?
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21—05—2020

Should there be a trial of limitation as a preliminary issue?

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) – an Introduction, by Jim Hester
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19—05—2020

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) – an Introduction, by Jim Hester

Local Authority B v X (Mother) & Ors [2020] EWFC 37 (06 May 2020).
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15—05—2020

Local Authority B v X (Mother) & Ors [2020] EWFC 37 (06 May 2020).

Bunting v Zurich Insurance PLC, High Court, 13th May 2020
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15—05—2020

Bunting v Zurich Insurance PLC, High Court, 13th May 2020

The Scope of the Last Straw Doctrine: Identifying The Camel’s Back. Williams v The Governing Body of Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School UKEAT/0109/19/LA.
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12—05—2020

The Scope of the Last Straw Doctrine: Identifying The Camel’s Back. Williams v The Governing Body of Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School UKEAT/0109/19/LA.

CFA Costs Allowed in second 1975 Act Claim
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12—05—2020

CFA Costs Allowed in second 1975 Act Claim

COVID-19: The ‘New Normal’ Experiences in the Employment Tribunal.
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11—05—2020

COVID-19: The ‘New Normal’ Experiences in the Employment Tribunal.

Vaccinating Children in Care: Re T (A Child) [2020] EWHC 220 (Fam), Mr Justice Hayden.
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07—05—2020

Vaccinating Children in Care: Re T (A Child) [2020] EWHC 220 (Fam), Mr Justice Hayden.

XXX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust XX [2020] UKSC 14 ​ Judgment 1st April 2020​
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05—05—2020

XXX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust XX [2020] UKSC 14 ​ Judgment 1st April 2020​

COVID-19 Deaths and PPE – The Coroner’s Role
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04—05—2020

COVID-19 Deaths and PPE – The Coroner’s Role

Close, but no cigar.
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04—05—2020

Close, but no cigar.

The Law Commission Recommends Wide Ranging Changes to Employment Tribunals’ Powers.
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01—05—2020

The Law Commission Recommends Wide Ranging Changes to Employment Tribunals’ Powers.

A decision “in these extraordinary times”: Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 583
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30—04—2020

A decision “in these extraordinary times”: Re A (Children) (Remote Hearing: Care and Placement Orders) [2020] EWCA Civ 583

To adjourn or not to adjourn: consideration of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance in relation to COVID-19 and the effects of the pandemic on inquests and reports of deaths to coroners.
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24—04—2020

To adjourn or not to adjourn: consideration of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance in relation to COVID-19 and the effects of the pandemic on inquests and reports of deaths to coroners.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Furloughing
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23—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Furloughing 'at risk' employees.

Ten things I wish I had known before my first…Small Claim.
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22—04—2020

Ten things I wish I had known before my first…Small Claim.

R (Carole Smith) v HM Assistant Coroner for North West Wales: Causation, admitted failings and what to record in the Record of Inquest
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21—04—2020

R (Carole Smith) v HM Assistant Coroner for North West Wales: Causation, admitted failings and what to record in the Record of Inquest

Ten things I wished I’d known before my first….Infant Approval Hearing.
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20—04—2020

Ten things I wished I’d known before my first….Infant Approval Hearing.

Private Financial Dispute Resolutions – a new era for private justice?
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20—04—2020

Private Financial Dispute Resolutions – a new era for private justice?

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The Interplay Between Furlough and Annual Leave.
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20—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The Interplay Between Furlough and Annual Leave.

10 things I wish I’d known about...Credit Hire Cases.
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17—04—2020

10 things I wish I’d known about...Credit Hire Cases.

To Me, To You: Offsetting Costs and QOCS Are Compatible, For Now. Siu Lai Ho V Seyi Adelekun [2020] EWCA Civ 517.
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17—04—2020

To Me, To You: Offsetting Costs and QOCS Are Compatible, For Now. Siu Lai Ho V Seyi Adelekun [2020] EWCA Civ 517.

Carluccio’s Limited (in administration) [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch). The first judicial decision on the Government’s Furlough Scheme.
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16—04—2020

Carluccio’s Limited (in administration) [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch). The first judicial decision on the Government’s Furlough Scheme.

Parklane Plowden Barrister, Tom Semple, features in the March 2020 edition of the AvMA newsletter.
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16—04—2020

Parklane Plowden Barrister, Tom Semple, features in the March 2020 edition of the AvMA newsletter.

Ten tips for…Surviving pupillage and early tenancy.
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15—04—2020

Ten tips for…Surviving pupillage and early tenancy.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Legal Updates  

14—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Changes to Bereavement Damages and Eligibility.
Legal Updates  

14—04—2020

Changes to Bereavement Damages and Eligibility.

Ten Things I wished I’d known before my first... Stage 3 Hearing.
Legal Updates  

10—04—2020

Ten Things I wished I’d known before my first... Stage 3 Hearing.

Ten things I wish I’d know before my first… Costs and Case Management Conference.
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09—04—2020

Ten things I wish I’d know before my first… Costs and Case Management Conference.

Civil Courts Covid-19 Update.
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09—04—2020

Civil Courts Covid-19 Update.

Vicarious liability – ‘on the move’ no longer
Legal Updates  

07—04—2020

Vicarious liability – ‘on the move’ no longer

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Covid-19 and Loss of Earnings
Legal Updates  

07—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Covid-19 and Loss of Earnings

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Insolvent Employers, Redundancy, and Covid 19.
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03—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Insolvent Employers, Redundancy, and Covid 19.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Frustration: (Largely) unprecedented measures for unprecedented times?
Legal Updates  

01—04—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Frustration: (Largely) unprecedented measures for unprecedented times?

Noise Induced hearing loss: De minimis, the better hearing ear and acceleration injuries.
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01—04—2020

Noise Induced hearing loss: De minimis, the better hearing ear and acceleration injuries.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Emergency Volunteers: What can employers expect?
Legal Updates  

30—03—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: Emergency Volunteers: What can employers expect?

Commercial Leases and COVID-19.
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30—03—2020

Commercial Leases and COVID-19.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The drugs won’t work: Drug consumption by employees and working from home.
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27—03—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series: The drugs won’t work: Drug consumption by employees and working from home.

Authorised Push Payment Scams.
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27—03—2020

Authorised Push Payment Scams.

Covid 19 Employment Law Series I: An Introduction.
Legal Updates  

24—03—2020

Covid 19 Employment Law Series I: An Introduction.

Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2002, an exception.
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23—03—2020

Regulation 3 of the European Communities (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2002, an exception.

Winter Is Coming, But Your Expert Isn’t: Defendant Denied Permission to Rely on Expert Evidence in Game of Thrones Stunt Man Case.
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19—03—2020

Winter Is Coming, But Your Expert Isn’t: Defendant Denied Permission to Rely on Expert Evidence in Game of Thrones Stunt Man Case.

Third party costs order for medical expert deemed ‘not generally competent as an expert’: Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust.
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04—03—2020

Third party costs order for medical expert deemed ‘not generally competent as an expert’: Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust.

The Main Civil Procedure Rule Changes from 6 April 2020.
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04—03—2020

The Main Civil Procedure Rule Changes from 6 April 2020.

Driving Forward - Emily Slocombe, pupil at Parklane Plowden, considers the New Mandatory Requirements in Car Hire Cases.
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03—03—2020

Driving Forward - Emily Slocombe, pupil at Parklane Plowden, considers the New Mandatory Requirements in Car Hire Cases.

Barrister John Jackson contributes to the February 2020 edition of Family Law.
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18—02—2020

Barrister John Jackson contributes to the February 2020 edition of Family Law.

Sexual assault in the family courts – a practical approach.
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17—02—2020

Sexual assault in the family courts – a practical approach.

Parental Contact – Private v Public Law Proceedings.
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05—02—2020

Parental Contact – Private v Public Law Proceedings.

Walsh v CP Hart & Sons Ltd [2020] EWHC 37 (QB) (13 January 2020).
Legal Updates  

03—02—2020

Walsh v CP Hart & Sons Ltd [2020] EWHC 37 (QB) (13 January 2020).

Re A, B & C (Adoption : Notification of Fathers and Relatives) Judgment Handed down 29th January 2020.
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29—01—2020

Re A, B & C (Adoption : Notification of Fathers and Relatives) Judgment Handed down 29th January 2020.

Sanderson v Guy
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27—01—2020

Sanderson v Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation [2020] EWHC 20 (QB).

How do you balance the prejudice between parties when one party could be left with an undefendable claim?
Legal Updates  

24—01—2020

How do you balance the prejudice between parties when one party could be left with an undefendable claim?

Privileged Information and Settlement Agreements.
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17—01—2020

Privileged Information and Settlement Agreements.

Gareth Price reviews the need for a detriment to take place within the “employment field".
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14—01—2020

Gareth Price reviews the need for a detriment to take place within the “employment field".

The role of CAFCASS in relation to non-subject children: A Case Study of A County Council v Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) [2019] EWHC 2369 (Fam).
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13—01—2020

The role of CAFCASS in relation to non-subject children: A Case Study of A County Council v Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) [2019] EWHC 2369 (Fam).

Case Law Update – ethical veganism protected as a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.
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10—01—2020

Case Law Update – ethical veganism protected as a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.

Employment Newsletter - New Year 2020.
Legal Updates  

09—01—2020

Employment Newsletter - New Year 2020.

Parklane Plowden Family Team Under 10
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07—01—2020

Parklane Plowden Family Team Under 10's Newsletter - Winter 2020 Edition.

Professor P Ewart v The University of Oxford: Time for Oxford University’s Compulsory Retirement Scheme to be Retired?
Legal Updates  

06—01—2020

Professor P Ewart v The University of Oxford: Time for Oxford University’s Compulsory Retirement Scheme to be Retired?

Strike out: When?
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17—12—2019

Strike out: When?

Legal commentary by Jonathan Godfrey on the case of Hazel Kennedy v Dr Jonathan Frankel [2019] EWCH 106 (QB)
Legal Updates  

12—12—2019

Legal commentary by Jonathan Godfrey on the case of Hazel Kennedy v Dr Jonathan Frankel [2019] EWCH 106 (QB)

Transfers of property ownership: A system of financial abuse of the elderly?
Legal Updates  

10—12—2019

Transfers of property ownership: A system of financial abuse of the elderly?

s.103A and concealed reasons; Royal Mail v. Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55
Legal Updates  

09—12—2019

s.103A and concealed reasons; Royal Mail v. Jhuti [2019] UKSC 55

Adverse Inferences Drawn From Failure to Adduce Noise Surveys: Brian MacKenzie v Alcoa Manufacturing (GB) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2110.
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05—12—2019

Adverse Inferences Drawn From Failure to Adduce Noise Surveys: Brian MacKenzie v Alcoa Manufacturing (GB) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2110.

Jade Ferguson writes in the AvMA, Lawyers Service Newsletter [November 2019] about the Inquest into the death of Master Henry James Maw, whose family waited 14 years to understand the circumstances of his death.
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03—12—2019

Jade Ferguson writes in the AvMA, Lawyers Service Newsletter [November 2019] about the Inquest into the death of Master Henry James Maw, whose family waited 14 years to understand the circumstances of his death.

Siblings in care proceedings.
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02—12—2019

Siblings in care proceedings.

Recoverability of court fees.
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21—11—2019

Recoverability of court fees.

Supreme Court delivers Judgment in Thomas Arthur Watkins (Respondent) v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors (Appellant) [2019] UKSC 54 on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1299.
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20—11—2019

Supreme Court delivers Judgment in Thomas Arthur Watkins (Respondent) v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors (Appellant) [2019] UKSC 54 on appeal from [2018] EWCA Civ 1299.

Court of Appeal Upholds the Dismissal of Claim for a Development Profit Share.
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19—11—2019

Court of Appeal Upholds the Dismissal of Claim for a Development Profit Share.

Amy Rumble discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent interpretation of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims.
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14—11—2019

Amy Rumble discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent interpretation of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims.

Tariq Sadiq bags win for Mulberry in first philosophical belief claim considered by Court of Appeal.
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11—11—2019

Tariq Sadiq bags win for Mulberry in first philosophical belief claim considered by Court of Appeal.

Gareth Price discusses reasonable adjustments and s.15 claims in light of Northumberland NHS v. Ward.
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07—11—2019

Gareth Price discusses reasonable adjustments and s.15 claims in light of Northumberland NHS v. Ward.

Late Acceptance of Part 36 Offers and Staying Proceedings: Campbell v Ministry of Defence [2019] EWHC 2121 (QB)
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06—11—2019

Late Acceptance of Part 36 Offers and Staying Proceedings: Campbell v Ministry of Defence [2019] EWHC 2121 (QB)

Barrister
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05—11—2019

Barrister's Simon Wilkinson and Phil Booth contribute to the November 2019 edition of Family Law.

Harries v Baguley – Nottingham County Court – Judgment on liability in a six-figure credit hire case
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01—11—2019

Harries v Baguley – Nottingham County Court – Judgment on liability in a six-figure credit hire case

Hussain v EUI [2019] EWHC 2647 (QB): New guidance in relation to credit hire claims brought by taxi drivers.
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30—10—2019

Hussain v EUI [2019] EWHC 2647 (QB): New guidance in relation to credit hire claims brought by taxi drivers.

The courts attitude to Parental Alienation in 2019 - too little and too late?
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28—10—2019

The courts attitude to Parental Alienation in 2019 - too little and too late?

Thomas Cook: what are the consultation obligations on an employer in a large-scale redundancy situation and what can an employee claim for?
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07—10—2019

Thomas Cook: what are the consultation obligations on an employer in a large-scale redundancy situation and what can an employee claim for?

The Terminology of Domestic Abuse, Part 2, from Fact Finding Hearings to Scott Schedules and Findings Documents
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30—09—2019

The Terminology of Domestic Abuse, Part 2, from Fact Finding Hearings to Scott Schedules and Findings Documents

An enormous wedge: Controlling the risks of reported litigation
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23—09—2019

An enormous wedge: Controlling the risks of reported litigation

Family Team Under 10
Legal Updates  

23—09—2019

Family Team Under 10's Autumn 2019 Newsletter

Michael Ditchfield considers whether service of Particulars of Claim always requires concurrent service of a medical report
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16—09—2019

Michael Ditchfield considers whether service of Particulars of Claim always requires concurrent service of a medical report

The Terminology of Domestic Abuse from Gaslighting to Narcissism
Legal Updates  

23—08—2019

The Terminology of Domestic Abuse from Gaslighting to Narcissism

Restraining Trade
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24—07—2019

Restraining Trade

Constructive knowledge: What if you don’t know your employee is disabled?
Legal Updates  

10—07—2019

Constructive knowledge: What if you don’t know your employee is disabled?

Committal Applications in Family Proceedings
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02—07—2019

Committal Applications in Family Proceedings

Legal Update by Tom Vonberg who represented the Defendant in the several NIHL cases securing wasted costs orders against Walker Prestons Solicitors (Blackburn)
Legal Updates  

10—06—2019

Legal Update by Tom Vonberg who represented the Defendant in the several NIHL cases securing wasted costs orders against Walker Prestons Solicitors (Blackburn)

Family Team Under 10
Legal Updates  

07—06—2019

Family Team Under 10's Summer 2019 Newsletter

An article on
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03—06—2019

An article on 'Religious Beliefs: a legal and moral minefield' by Barrister, Tariq Sadiq has been published in the ELA Briefing - June 2019.

Remedy and causation.
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24—05—2019

Remedy and causation.

Duties to assist those with no recourse to public funding.
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20—05—2019

Duties to assist those with no recourse to public funding.

Standard of Proof for Suicide: Maughan Affirmed on Appeal
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14—05—2019

Standard of Proof for Suicide: Maughan Affirmed on Appeal

The association between typing and carpal tunnel syndrome - Can typing, as a cause of CTS, be excluded on the basis of epidemiology and histology study alone?
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13—05—2019

The association between typing and carpal tunnel syndrome - Can typing, as a cause of CTS, be excluded on the basis of epidemiology and histology study alone?

Religious beliefs – a legal and moral minefield.
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09—05—2019

Religious beliefs – a legal and moral minefield.

Concussion in football - is more head-banging required?
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07—05—2019

Concussion in football - is more head-banging required?

Employment Newsletter: Spring 2019
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26—04—2019

Employment Newsletter: Spring 2019

Prenuptial agreements: the relevance of needs and the circumstances of obtaining legal advice
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23—04—2019

Prenuptial agreements: the relevance of needs and the circumstances of obtaining legal advice

AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter | April 2019
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12—04—2019

AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter | April 2019

Unfair dismissal: “In the circumstances” and employer’s conduct.
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05—04—2019

Unfair dismissal: “In the circumstances” and employer’s conduct.

Judgment in the Court of Appeal case of British Airways Plc v Prosser.
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02—04—2019

Judgment in the Court of Appeal case of British Airways Plc v Prosser.

Y and E (Children) Sexual Abuse Allegations) [2019] EWCA Civ 206 – Family case note
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01—04—2019

Y and E (Children) Sexual Abuse Allegations) [2019] EWCA Civ 206 – Family case note

Assessing future loss of earnings
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25—03—2019

Assessing future loss of earnings

No smoke without fire
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13—03—2019

No smoke without fire

Family Team Under 10
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12—03—2019

Family Team Under 10's Spring 2019 Newsletter

No foreseeable risk of upper limb injury from work with horses.
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06—03—2019

No foreseeable risk of upper limb injury from work with horses.

The Importance of Interim Removal Hearings - Family Case Note
Legal Updates  

25—02—2019

The Importance of Interim Removal Hearings - Family Case Note

DELAFORTE v FLOOD [2019] - inheritance dispute case
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13—02—2019

DELAFORTE v FLOOD [2019] - inheritance dispute case

Case Note: J v K & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 5
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25—01—2019

Case Note: J v K & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 5

Employment Newsletter
Legal Updates  

24—01—2019

Employment Newsletter

Family Team Under 10
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15—01—2019

Family Team Under 10's Newsletter

Section 15 Equality Act 2010: what is meant by unfavourable treatment?
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17—12—2018

Section 15 Equality Act 2010: what is meant by unfavourable treatment?

The Gig Economy & Human Rights
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12—12—2018

The Gig Economy & Human Rights

AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter
Legal Updates  

07—12—2018

AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter

CASE NOTE: HALL V DERBY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST [2018] EWHC 3276 (QB)
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06—12—2018

CASE NOTE: HALL V DERBY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST [2018] EWHC 3276 (QB)

Barrister, Bryan-Patterson-Whitaker, considers cross-border litigation in RTA Claims (and how the Polish Civil Code might help you avoid a Nemeti type strike out……)
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19—11—2018

Barrister, Bryan-Patterson-Whitaker, considers cross-border litigation in RTA Claims (and how the Polish Civil Code might help you avoid a Nemeti type strike out……)

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (2018) UKSC 50: duty of care and non-medical hospital staff
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22—10—2018

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (2018) UKSC 50: duty of care and non-medical hospital staff

Government extends civil partnerships to heterosexual couples
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08—10—2018

Government extends civil partnerships to heterosexual couples

RTA claimants on a CFA: treat with caution!
Legal Updates  

27—09—2018

RTA claimants on a CFA: treat with caution!

Appeals, Clinical Records and Adverse Inferences
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03—09—2018

Appeals, Clinical Records and Adverse Inferences

Law with Lunch | Clinical Negligence
Legal Updates  

28—08—2018

Law with Lunch | Clinical Negligence

Standard of Proof for Suicide in Inquests
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21—08—2018

Standard of Proof for Suicide in Inquests

Re A (Relinquished baby: Risk of domestic abuse) [2018] EWHC 1981 (Fam): analysis by Simon Wilkinson and Charlotte Wilce, barristers in the case
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13—08—2018

Re A (Relinquished baby: Risk of domestic abuse) [2018] EWHC 1981 (Fam): analysis by Simon Wilkinson and Charlotte Wilce, barristers in the case

Vicarious Liability “On The Move”
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23—07—2018

Vicarious Liability “On The Move”

The broad discretion with regard to the reasonableness of costs
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23—07—2018

The broad discretion with regard to the reasonableness of costs

Bolitho Arguments – The devil is in the expert evidence
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11—07—2018

Bolitho Arguments – The devil is in the expert evidence

Liddle v Atha and Co
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10—07—2018

Liddle v Atha and Co

Inquest touching the death of Miss Audrey Allen
Legal Updates  

09—07—2018

Inquest touching the death of Miss Audrey Allen

Re RD (Deprivation or Restriction of Liberty) [2018] EWFC 47
Legal Updates  

05—07—2018

Re RD (Deprivation or Restriction of Liberty) [2018] EWFC 47

Court of Appeal confirms basis on which damages in VWF Professional Negligence claims are to be assessed.
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06—06—2018

Court of Appeal confirms basis on which damages in VWF Professional Negligence claims are to be assessed.

Court of Appeal gives guidance on treatment of earning capacity and sharing and compensation principles.
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09—05—2018

Court of Appeal gives guidance on treatment of earning capacity and sharing and compensation principles.

Case law update on the judgment handed down by the President in A‐F [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam)
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07—02—2018

Case law update on the judgment handed down by the President in A‐F [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam)

The Demise of the Employment Tribunal?
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11—07—2017

The Demise of the Employment Tribunal?

Assessing the historic value of a business upon divorce: WM v HM [2017] EWFC 25
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20—06—2017

Assessing the historic value of a business upon divorce: WM v HM [2017] EWFC 25

Consent and Negligently Performed Operations - Commentary on the Decision in Correia v University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 356
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08—06—2017

Consent and Negligently Performed Operations - Commentary on the Decision in Correia v University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 356

Co-Working: In what capacity do users occupy?
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19—05—2017

Co-Working: In what capacity do users occupy?

Frank Perry v Raleys Solicitors: A mini-trial?
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18—05—2017

Frank Perry v Raleys Solicitors: A mini-trial?

Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust [2017]: the role of Costs Budgets at Detailed Assessment
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03—05—2017

Merrix v Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust [2017]: the role of Costs Budgets at Detailed Assessment

Proactive v Reactive - Article 2 and the Requirement to Investigate
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27—04—2017

Proactive v Reactive - Article 2 and the Requirement to Investigate

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