Susanna Bennett has published A Practical Guide to the Non-delegable Duty of Care in Healthcare. This new book is an overview of the law of non-delegable duties of care as they apply to medical care. It is also a source of practical advice and information on…
Join us at Glaziers Hall on Wednesday, 6th March for an afternoon of presentations on the topic of brain injury litigation. Our expert speakers, along with members of Deka Chambers’ personal injury team, will provide a range of talks covering the anatomy and causation of…
In yesterday’s webinar, Paul Stagg, Ella Davis and Susanna Bennett spoke about causation in clinical negligence claims. They covered causation issues which frequently crop up in practice, including: If you missed it, you can view it here:
In this webinar, Paul Stagg, Ella Davis and Susanna Bennett speak about causation in clinical negligence claims. They cover causation issues which frequently crop up in practice, including: View the slides – Causation in Clinical Negligence Claims
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Deka Chambers held a discussion focusing on the particular issues that women face in pursuing a career in law and the effect of intersectionality on our working lives. Our panel of barristers – Louise McCullough, Laura Elfield, Patricia Londono, Irene…
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Deka Chambers discuss the particular issues that women face in pursuing a career in law and the effect of intersectionality on our working lives. Louise McCullough, Laura Elfield, Patricia Londono, Irene Sriharan and Susanna Bennett share their experiences, discuss the…
Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We are proud of the range of market leading expertise we offer across our different practice areas. At the heart of our ethos is celebrating those things that connect us as well as championing our differences. This briefing…
In the second of our two part webinar series on capacity, John Ross QC, David Thomson and Susanna Bennett consider the intersection of mental capacity and claims arising out of traumatic brain injuries. They outline the legal principles for practitioners to be aware of and…
On 21 February 2022 Recorder Paige at Plymouth County Court handed down judgment in this matter, following a two-day Trial, and dismissed the Claim. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust was represented by Angela Williams of Browne Jacobson LLP and Susanna Bennett of 1 Chancery Lane….
The High Court has this morning handed down judgment in Traylor and Traylor v Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust ([2022] EWHC 260 (QB)). The two claims arose from the terrible events of 9 February 2015 when Claimant Marc Traylor (“MT”) stabbed his…
Medical treatment and non-delegable duties of care A recent trio of dental treatment claims (Ramdhean v Agedo (2020), Breakingbury v Croad (2021) and Hughes v Rattan (2021)) have all resulted in findings that a dental practice (or its owner) owes a non-delegable duty of care…
In the first of this two part webinar series on capacity, Laura Johnson and Susanna Bennett go back to basics on the law of capacity as it relates to personal injury claims with a focus on some of the knotty practical issues that commonly arise…
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