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This last week has been interesting for Personal Injury lawyers, not only because of the continuing effects of the Coronavirus public health emergency, but also because the Supreme Court has handed down several long awaited judgments that have clarified and developed important aspects of the law of tort.
Members of 1 Chancery Lane acted in two of the three important cases of Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13, WM Morrisons Supermarkets v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 and Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14.
1 Chancery Lane has prepared briefings discussing the decisions in Barclays, XX and an update of abuse cases that have been handed down this year. This briefing considers some other interesting issues that have detained the courts in 2020.
Richard Collier, Andrew Spencery and Susanna Bennett discuss recent cases in the areas of fundamental dishonesty, causation and contributory negligence and motor insurance. We hope that you enjoy reading about matters that are not concerned with Covid19.
Read the Personal Injury Briefing in full here.
Latest News & Events
Burgess v Sikorski: deputyship fees in Fatal Accidents Act claims
By Susanna Bennett The High Court decision of Burgess v Sikorski is novel because the court addressed for the first time whether professional deputyship fees were recoverable in a Fatal Accidents Act case in which two dependants were protected beneficiaries. The answer of Mr Justice…
Susanna Bennett returns from parental leave
We are pleased to share that Susanna Bennett has returned from parental leave and is available to take instructions. Susanna has a busy practice comprising civil claims and inquests concerning alleged failures in medical treatment, together with duty of care claims brought against employers, occupiers,…
The Dekagram: 7th September 2026
This week Sarah Prager KC reports on the ongoing CMA investigation into drip pricing, and takes inspiration from a recent trip to the cinema to see The Odyssey when considering the ongoing EC review of the operation of the recast Brussels Regulation. The Competition and…
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