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The Weekly Roundup: The Feline Edition
Today marks International Bring Your Cat to Work Day, a recipe for disaster if ever there was one, we’d have thought. The 1CL mouser is, as you’d expect, a sleekly efficient ruthless killer, but probably best kept away from laptops and remote hearings. But if…
Webinar Recording: Capacity and Traumatic Brain Injuries
In yesterday’s webinar John Ross QC, David Thomson and Susanna Bennett considered the intersection of mental capacity and claims arising out of traumatic brain injuries. They outlined the legal principles for practitioners to be aware of and gave practical guidance, covering: Introduction – the relationship between…
Simon Readhead QC elected as President of Medico-Legal Society
At its Annual General Meeting on 9th June 2022, Simon Readhead QC was elected as the next President of the Medico-Legal Society. Simon will be taking over from Professor Harry Zeitlin on 1st October, and will be delivering his Presidential Address at the Society’s first…
The Weekly Roundup: The EuroEdition
As would-be holidaymakers continue to report chaotic scenes at airports both within the jurisdiction and abroad, and airlines, airports and government busy themselves playing Blame Roulette, the Court of Justice of the European Union has been steadily expanding the ambit of consumer protection, first in…
Recognition for 1CL Barristers in Best Lawyers
Congratulations to our seven barristers who have been recognised in The Best Lawyers United Kingdom 2023. Simon Readhead QC, Edward Faulks QC, Edward Bishop QC, Andrew Warnock QC, Matthew Chapman QC, Sarah Prager and Jack Harding have all been recognised for their professional excellence. Best…
Webinar Recording: Assessment of Damages in Professional Negligence Claims
In this webinar yesterday, Francesca O’Neill and Henk Soede dealt with the assessment of damages in professional liability cases and, in particular, in the personal injury and conveyancing context. They addressed the basic legal principles, worked through various illustrative case studies and provided a case…
News Analysis: Health and Social Care Act 2022
1.What are the main changes being introduced which clinical negligence practitioners should be aware of? In 2019 NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) were asked to identify any changes, including changes to legislation, that would help it deliver the ambitions in the NHS Long Term…
The Weekly Roundup: The Jubilee Edition
Is the four day weekend the future? If you’d asked us that on Wednesday we’d almost certainly have said yes, but this morning we wonder whether we’re more exhausted and emotionally drained than we were before we started. To ease us back into the week,…
Sports Law Update: Fulham Football Club v Jones [2022] EWHC 1108 (QB)
Sports injuries present a challenge to personal injury practitioners. The difficulties of establishing liability were recently examined by Mr. Justice Lane in the High Court judgment of Fulham Football Club v Jones [2022] EWHC 1108 (QB). This article set out the facts of the case,…
The Weekly Roundup: The Procedural Edition
As we look forward to a four day weekend, with the concomitant three day working week it brings, the team at 1CL have been getting stuck in to some procedural questions; the burden of proof in cases involving allegations of invalid service, the enforcement of…
Webinar Recording: Cross Border Procedures
In this webinar yesterday, Andrew Spencer considered the cross border personal injury claims which can still be brought here; and the procedural difficulties that can arise in such claims. If you missed it, you can view it here:
Motor Vehicle (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022
1.What impact will this Act have on road traffic accidents claims? The Act is a very short one, just two sections. Section 1 sets out what it is intended to do; within Great Britain: (1) To the extent that Article 3 of the 2009 Motor…
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