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Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children Conference in Sheffield – [NEW DATE: 11 February 2027]
We are hosting a half day conference in Sheffield on Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children. The conference is taking place at Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2PP. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 –…
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…
Sarah Prager KC to join debate at International Aviation Law Conference in Montréal
Sarah Prager KC will be participating in a debate at the 16th McGill Aviation Liability, Insurance and Finance Law Conference, taking place on 10-11 September 2026 at the McGill Faculty Club in Montréal, Québec. The conference is hosted by the renowned McGill Institute of Air and Space…
The Dekagram: 24th August 2026
This week the Dekagram considers two sorry tales of strike out: Robbie Parkin regales us with a sad story arising from the scattergun approach all too familiar to those responding to claims brought by litigants in person, whilst Sarah Prager KC examines the dangers inherent…
The Dekagram: 17th August 2026
In this week’s edition of the Dekagram Linda Nelson addresses the complexities posed by the incidence of costs orders in multi-party litigation, whilst Sarah Prager KC considers the position when a claimant wishes to substitute a defendant after the expiry of the relevant limitation period….
The Dekagram: 13th July 2026
This week Anirudh Mandagere has written a longer briefing on the use by lawyers of artificial intelligence and how to avoid being accused of negligence (it’s not as straightforward as you may think); the link to his briefing is here. Meanwhile Sarah Prager KC draws…
The Dekagram: 6th July 2026
This week Bethany Hutchison considers a recent Court of Appeal decision on negligence by omission, and Sarah Prager KC examines how to deal with multiparty claims. If you missed the recent dekinar on claims arising from carriage by sea and air presented by Sarah and…
Liability for Personal Injury in Carriage by Sea and Air: Is Everything We Thought We Knew Wrong?
Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 629/24, MH v Costa Crociere SpA we ask whether the basis for claims against sea and air carriers will now shift from the Athens and Montreal Conventions (with their two…
The Dekagram: 29th June 2026
This week Sarah Prager KC examines a case featuring litigation conduct on the part of the claimant said to be so egregious that it should sound in costs; and another relating to post-judgment requests for ‘clarification’ so egregious that the judge refused to answer them….
The Dekagram: 22nd June 2026
This week Sarah Prager KC considers a recent case on legal professional privilege, and asks whether the government is moving quickly enough to deal with high-risk cosmetic procedures such as Brazilian butt lifts, notorious to litigators as carrying a significant risk of complications including fatalities….
The Dekagram: 15th June 2026
We haven’t brought our readers news from North of the border for some time – this week Imogen Todd examines a Scottish case on the disapplication of qualified one way costs shifting on account of unreasonable conduct, whilst Sarah Prager KC draws attention to a…
The Dekagram: 1st June 2026
This week Sarah Prager KC examines a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal relating to the late service of witness evidence. Meanwhile the team has been celebrating Andrew Spencer and wishing him well as he embarks on the next stage of his career – he will be sitting as…
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