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So far in 2017 there have been two cases which have clarified the need for claimant parties to
establish causation on a conventional basis in cases where a breach of duty in respect of a
clinician’s obtaining of medical consent is found proven, and the continuing narrowness of
the Chester v Afshar exception.
October 2017 – Medical Law Briefing – Causation in Medical Consent Cases post-Montgomery
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Deka’s Clerking Team recognised in Legal 500 2025
We have some wonderful rankings and testimonials for our barristers in the 2025 edition of Legal 500, launched last week. We were delighted that our clerking team also received a great deal of recognition too: We were also thrilled to be shortlisted for Clerking Team…
Steven Wilson v The Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB)
On 20th September 2024 HHJ Melissa Clarke, sitting as a High Court Judge, handed down Judgment in this case. Giles Mooney KC, instructed by Angela Batchelor of Irwin Mitchell, appeared for Mr Wilson at the quantum trial which had been heard over 5 days in…
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