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The Dekagram: 24th June 2024
This week we bring news of another case on choice of law, this time in the context of a multiparty road traffic accident occurring in England. The judgment provides a useful reminder of how Article 4 of the Rome II Regulation operates. And there’s been…
The Dekagram: 17th June 2024
This week’s Dekagram features a case involving an optimistic English claimant seeking to have his claim against an English defendant determined by the Spanish courts. It will be of interest to anyone advising on or litigating claims with a foreign element arising out of consumer…
The Contaminated Blood Scandal: Part 1 – the background
In the 1970’s the NHS had an almost insatiable need for blood. New treatments needed large quantities of “hema” and a scientific discovery gave a group of sick individuals a reprieve (or so they thought) from their suffering. Haemophiliacs lack a specific protein, factor…
The Dekagram: 10th June 2024
Glover & Anor v Fluid Structural Engineers & Technical Designers Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1257 (TCC) – a case highlighting the dangers of getting involved in the preparation of experts’ joint statements This judgment follows an application by the claimants within proceedings seeking permission to replace…
Lawyer-Client Relationship: Scope of Duty
In this practice note for Practical Law, Francesca O’Neill outlines the law relating to the scope of duty that a lawyer or solicitor practising in England and Wales owes to their client and when they may owe a duty to a third party. The note…
The Dekagram: 3rd June 2024
This week’s Dekagram is an update on the factors the court is likely to take into account when considering whether to allow a party to call witness evidence by way of videolink – and a reminder that obtaining permission to do so is far from…
The Dekagram: 28th May 2024
In this week’s Dekagram we bring news of a case involving accusations and counter-accusations, a reminder that when litigating whatever you write or say, you must be prepared to have it read out in the Court of Appeal to an unimpressed Lady Chief Justice. Our…
Consultation Paper Seeks Reform of Limitation Law in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
The Ministry of Justice has released a consultation paper seeking views on potential reforms to the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales. Under the current law, child sexual abuse cases in civil courts are subject to the same three-year…
The Dekagram: 20th May 2024
We trust that our readers have been enjoying the Spring sunshine; the team have spent their time in the sun wisely, reading cases so you don’t have to. First we noted a decision which considers the interplay between English and Scottish guardianship; secondly we read…
The Dekagram: 13th May 2024
Last week brought the news that the Australian airline Qantas and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have agreed to resolve their dispute over cancelled flights by asking the court to impose a $100 million fine, together with an undertaking by the airline to pay…
The Dekagram: 7th May 2024
This week Anirudh Mandagere looks at the application of the decision of the Supreme Court in TUI v Griffiths; and Julia Brechtelsbauer looks at the reforms under way to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. It seems likely that both Griffiths and…
The Dekagram: 29th April 2024
This week’s Dekagram sees the team in action on all fronts, both in applying and in making the law. Sarah Prager reports on a cancellation claim decision from the Court of Appeal and on the recent Symposium on Air Accessibility, attended by all the great…
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