1/28/2025 11:53:50 AM The need to plead a positive case in defence if you have a positive case in defence By Cara Hall In Man v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 1304 (KB), the High Court exercised its case management powers...
11/25/2024 3:14:49 PM Anonymity and reporting restriction orders: PMC (a child by his mother and litigation friend FLR) v A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB) By Frederick Powell The High Court has handed down a significant judgment on applications for anonymity and reporting restriction orders. It is likely to...
10/10/2022 12:13:55 PM What is Mediation and is it the right choice for you? – Doughty Street’s Mediators By Doughty Street Chambers Hear Doughty Street’s Mediators explain how the process of Mediation works, how this may benefit you or your clients, and the criteria...
1/17/2022 12:35:52 PM Matthew Turner secures re-trial in occupiers’ liability claim where trial judge failed to give reasons for decision By Matthew Turner Matthew Turner acted for the successful defendant in the recent case of Fortino v Persimmon Homes Limited. Background The claim involved...
1/4/2022 7:45:58 PM Reducing mental health detention of people with autism and/or learning disabilities By Oliver Lewis On New Year's Day, the Sunday Times featured the story of 'A', a 24-year-old man with learning disabilities and autism who has been...
4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM Corrupt practice and conflicts of interest: why Bux v GMC is required reading for experts and litigators alike By Doughty Street Chambers Zuber Bux v The General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 762 (Admin) is required reading for those seeking to understand the duties of...
4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM At the front line of Covid-19 – forgotten victims? By Doughty Street Chambers Theo Huckle KC Nick Brown Frederick Powell +1 more... Show less In a sense, we are all “victims” of the 2020-1 Coronavirus pandemic. Our lives have been changed dramatically by its effects at the...
4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM Compensation at the limits of public policy By Doughty Street Chambers Frederick Powell In the case of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v X[1], the Supreme Court awarded damages for the cost of entering into a commercial...
7/15/2019 12:00:00 AM Finally the new discount rate is announced.... By Theo Huckle KC Just a brief post on this to flag up the change for those who haven't yet seen it... the whole basis of PI settlements now changes... but...