Published: 12/01/2022
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In the second of their two webinars on Limitation, David Thomson and Francesca O’Neill present the hot limitation topics in clinical negligence of Section 14 on date of knowledge and Section 33 on the Court’s right to exercise its discretion not to apply the 3 year limitation period.
They set out the relevant aspects of the Act, recent caselaw and discuss procedure, tactics and prospects. There are opportunities on both sides that are often overlooked or not pursued.
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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