Business Support – Liability Claims

Duty of Candour

Fourteen years ago, an inquiry was launched in to Hyponatraemia-related deaths in Northern Ireland hospitals. On Tuesday 31 January 2018, the chairman of the investigation, Mr Justice O'Hara delivered their findings and 96 recommendations including the establishment of a duty of candour.

Service of the Claim Form: Playing 'technical games' considered breach of solicitor's duty to...

Master Bowles' recent decision in the case of Woodward v Phoenix Healthcare Ltd [2018] EWCH 334 (Ch) (16 March 2018) has been met with surprise.

Guide to Injunctions

An injunction is a Court order which orders a company or person to stop doing (called a "prohibitory injunction") or to do (a "mandatory injunction") a particular act or thing. A party who breaches an injunction can be held in contempt of Court which in some circumstances can lead to imprisonment.

Ice on the road - what defence do motorists have in an accident?

Another freeze and another dilemma for drivers to decide whether or not to take a risk and drive to work.

Playing by the rules - the Supreme Court gives guidance for Litigants in Person

The small claims limit will be increased in April 2019 and the reforms in the personal injury sector are continuing apace. Many practitioners expect that one effect of these reforms is an increase in Claimants acting as a litigant in person.

Playing by the rules: The Supreme Court gives guidance to those intending to act without legal...

The small claims limit will be increased in April 2019 and the reforms in the personal injury sector are continuing apace. Many practitioners expect that one effect of these reforms is an increase in Claimants acting as a litigant in person.