A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB)

A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB) Amelia Williams Background: In November 2016 the Claimant collapsed with acute abdominal pain whilst in a hairdresser in Fulham, London. Investigations at A&E revealed that she had developed diverticulitis with a localised perforation. Her surgeon, Mr…

Fatal Accidents and Limitation

Fatal Accidents and Limitation Amelia Williams Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB) Introduction In Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB), Master Cook considered whether a Claimant could rely on Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 in a fatal accident claim where…