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Conference: Accidents and Deaths Abroad
Join us at The Hoxton, Holborn on Thursday, 13th February 2025 for our half day conference on Accidents and Deaths Abroad. We are delighted that we will be joined by Sir Peter Thornton KC, Former Chief Coroner of England and Wales, for a talk on…
Prevention of Future Death Reports: What You Need to Know in 2025
Prevention of Future Death reports (“PFDs”) are an increasingly utilised tool in inquests, by which a coroner can draw attention to matters for which action could be taken to prevent future deaths. In 2023, the number of PFDs issued by coroners increased to 550 reports,…
The Dekagram: 16th December 2024
Christmas is a time for horror stories and mysteries. And so it is that this week we bring you a blood curdling tale of witness mismanagement, with a terrifying denouncement to which anyone proffering expert evidence should pay careful heed. And in other news, for…
Dominique Smith represents family of Emily Lewis in inquest
Dominique Smith, instructed by Keith Barrett of Fieldfisher Solicitors, represented the family of Emily Lewis in this inquest. Emily suffered fatal injuries when the RIB she was in collided with a buoy in Southampton in August 2020. During the inquest, the Coroner raised concerns with…
The Dekagram: 1st July 2024
This week’s Dekagram features two warnings: the first relates to the wisdom or otherwise of relying on dishonest witnesses, never a good idea, whilst the second warns us of the consequences of failure to attend hearings, a more complex procedural area than you might at…
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: 18th March 2024
It’s been a busy week. No sooner had we waved goodbye to Conor Kennedy and Dominique Smith, off to Paris for the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers New Lawyers’ Group Conference, than the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the appeal in…
A change in the PI landscape: the Supreme Court’s decision in TUI v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48
Today, the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in the long-running case of Griffiths, in which Mr Griffiths was somewhat unsurprisingly victorious. This is a judgment that is not only of importance to travel lawyers, but to all those working across the personal injury sphere….
The Dekagram: 13th November 2023
We woke to the news that the Icelandic authorities have warned of an imminent volcanic eruption, predicted to emanate from the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which has emitted around a thousand tremors since midnight. But those of us who remember the last European ash cloud have no…
PI Focus: Expert Evidence in Cross Border Clinical Negligence Claims
We have previously written about the particular considerations pertaining to expert evidence in claims involving either foreign law or a foreign jurisdiction, but one area which bears further scrutiny is the rapidly developing field of cross border clinical negligence claims. So-called ‘medical tourism’ is now…
The Dekagram: 12th June 2023
We were interested to see this week the results of a survey undertaken by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, which found that the vast majority of the general public doesn’t know what a linked travel arrangement is or does – and 18% of them thought…
Dekinar Recording: An Expert’s View – Cross Border Clinical Negligence Claims
In yesterday’s webinar, Dominique Smith was joined by award-winning renowned plastic surgeon Fulvio Urso-Baiarda. They discussed practical examples of cross border clinical negligence claims, and looked at case law and standards of healthcare. If you missed it, you can view it here:
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