Articles
Personal Injury Articles
Ginny Newman
19/11/2012
Personal Injury
This article explains how the CA approached the issues of breach of duty and contributory negligence in a supermarket tripping case ( Palfrey v Morrisons, Lawtel AC9401225).
Elizabeth Carley
13/01/2012
Personal Injury
Divided loyalties? Will natural sympathy for asbestos sufferers trump policy concerns?Elizabeth Carley reports
In brief
Medical Negligence
The culling of the public body responsible for ensuring the safety of patients in our hospitals should be of grave concern to us all.
Medical Negligence
In a previous edition of this newsletter, we reported on the walk in a country park that led to tragedy for 27 year old Louise Carhart from Middleton, Manchester, when, through no fault of her own, she fell and broke her neck in Burrs Country Park More...
Personal Injury
Terminally ill patients should have the right to choose when to die...and who should help them, says Richard ScorerAssisting a person to die is against the law of England and Wales. Section 2 (1) of the Suicide Act 1961 (SA 1961) provides that:
Medical Negligence
Clients often ask us what the Court of Protection is about, and how it works. Emma Holt, Head of our Medical Negligence team, provides some answers.
Personal Injury
Toxic soup" judgment highlights potential for litigation years after original incident
The High Court judgment which found that Corby district council had been "extensively negligent" in its reclamation of a former steel works highlights the More...
Medical Negligence
Claims for damages after the loss of a loved one are emotional and distressing.
No amount of money can compensate you for such a loss. Deirdre Healy, Partner in our Personal Injury department, explains how our specialist fatal accident solicitors More...
Medical Negligence
In this first edition of our Serious Injury Newsletter for 2010 we focus on disability rights and community care law.
These areas of law are concerned with ensuring that disabled persons are treated as equal citizens and receive their full More...
