Daily life continues to be dominated by the widespread impact of Coronavirus. In this briefing we bring you a round-up of some of the ways in which coronavirus is having an impact on litigation and Medical Law.
Ella Davis and Sarah Prager look at the MDU’s request for a debate on immunity from lawsuits arising from care provided during the current pandemic; a two sided coin with no easy answer.
Dominique Smith analyses the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.37 and Richard Collier helpfully summarises the approach courts are taking to applications for extensions of time and remote hearings.
Read the Medical Law Briefing in full here.
On 10 April 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down Judgment in Re M (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, providing long awaited guidance for deciding whether and when to grant intermediary assistance to vulnerable parties in family proceedings. An intermediary is someone whose function…
This week the government announced a further consultation on proposed amendments to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018; Anirudh Mandagere considers the proposals in detail and provides a link for the use of those who wish to respond to them. Alternatively, you…
The High Court handed down its judgment in Butler v Ward [2025] EWHC 877 (KB) yesterday, striking out £2.5million of the Claimant’s Schedule of Loss. Francesca O’Neill represented the Defendant surgeon (instructed by DWF LLP). The Judgment also raises interesting questions about when summary judgment applications…
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