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Parklane Plowden Announces New Head of Chambers
Parklane Plowden Chambers is delighted to announce the election of a new head of chambers. Elizabeth Hodgson succeeds James Murphy, who held the position for five years. Liz is the first woman to be head of chambers at Parklane Plowden. She was called to the bar in 1993 and has…
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26th June 2025 | PLP Chancery & Commercial Team – Wimbledon, Pimms, Strawberries, and Cream
We would be delighted if you could join our Chancery & Commercial Team on Thursday, 26th June for summer drinks. The team look forward to seeing you for Pimms, strawberries and cream, and hopefully sun on the terrace! If you are joining us, please feel free to pop in any…
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Coroner’s Court: Neglect Resulted in Lung Cancer Death
Megan Crowther represented the family of JJ who tragically died in November 2023, just six months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The Deceased had attended the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead in April 2022 with a fractured leg and had a chest x-ray as part of his investigations. The…
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15th May 2025 | PLP Family Finance & Children Law Talk | Sheffield
Join Daniel Pitt, Alex Taylor, Charlotte Wilce, Patrick Hulley, and Richard Harrington from Parklane Plowden’s family team for a Family Finance & Children Law Update. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Time: 2pmLocation: Sheffield and District Law Society, 8 Campo Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EF If you would like to attend, please contact events@parklaneplowden.co.uk.
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22nd May 2025 | Law with Lunch | Care Claims: Giving Credit for Pre-Existing Care Needs
It is common in clinical negligence cases that the Claimant’s injury occurs where there was already a pre-existing disability and associated care needs. Join Parklane Plowden’s Anna Datta in an online seminar where she will consider the cases of Sklair v Haycock and Reaney v Staffs and discuss how to…
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22nd May 2025 | PLP’s Chancery, Commercial and Private Finance Coffee Morning
Join us on the 22nd of May for coffee, tea, cake, and pastries, and a chance to meet and catch up with our Chancery, Commercial and Private Finance team. Drop in anytime between 8am – 9am. This event is free of charge – if you would like to attend, please…
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Anna Datta to Speak at the Orthopaedic Trauma Society Congress 2025
The Orthopaedic Trauma Society is holding its annual conference at Cutlers Hall in Sheffield on the 5th and 6th June, 2025. The event is the UK’s foremost meeting on orthopaedic trauma, and Anna Datta has been invited to speak in a session titled ‘The Difficult Joint Report’. Anna will be…
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Settlement Success in Expedited Clinical Negligence Case
Megan Crowther represented the Claimant in her clinical negligence claim for delayed diagnosis of lung cancer. The Claimant lost around seven years of her life expectancy and is not expected to survive beyond Summer 2025. Proceedings were issued in September 2024 and the Claimant requested expedited directions to trial, so…
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The Need for Empathetic and Accurate Language About Suicide in Family Proceeding
The language used in legal proceedings can have a profound and enduring impact on everyone involved, particularly within family cases, documents such as thresholds build a stage for care proceedings, and case summaries and openings set the tone in private disputes. For many years, the phrase “committed suicide” was routinely…
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Challenging the Suitability of Expert Witnesses in the Coroner’s Court: R (Gamesys Operations Ltd) v HM Senior Coroner Inner London South [2025] EWHC 659
In this judicial review claim, the Administrative Court considered the extent of the coroner’s discretion to call expert evidence and whether expressing an opinion on a matter renders an expert unsuitable due to bias. Facts In preparation for an inquest into the death of Mr Adams, who had died in…
