Posted inIssue 11 Personal injury

Jockeys and Negligence

Tylicki v Gibbons [2021] EWHC 3470 (QB) Introduction The Claimant and the Defendant were professional flat-racing jockeys. Tylicki alleged that Gibbons’ negligent riding on the all-weather track at Kempton in October 2016 caused his horse to trip and fall leaving him a T4 AIS complete paraplegic. Following a 5-day hearing…
May 24, 2022Posted inIssue 11, Personal injuryTags:
Posted inIssue 9 Personal injury Procedural Quantum

Proving the Dream – Evidencing Claims for Future Loss of Earnings as a Professional Footballer

TVZ v Manchester City Football Club Ltd [2021] EWHC 1179 (QB) Swansea City AFC v Owen [2021] EWHC 1539 (QB) Introduction Two recent cases highlight contrasting approaches by claimants to proving the level of earnings they could have expected to receive as professional footballers, but a generous approach by the…
July 5, 2021Posted inIssue 9, Personal injury, Procedural, QuantumTags:
Posted inIssue 8 Personal injury

Running Obvious Risks

Mrs James v The White Lion Hotel [2021] EWCA Civ 31 In Issue 4 the first instance decision was covered. In this article, the appeal is considered. The facts The Deceased fell out of the sash window of a second-floor hotel room in the middle of the night and died.…
April 15, 2021Posted inIssue 8, Personal injury
Posted inAbuse/Child Abuse Issue 5 Personal injury

Vicarious Liability – Is It Still ‘On The Move’?

WM Morrison Supermarket plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12  Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13  This article originally appeared in Issue 5 (May 2020). These parallel judgments, handed down on the same day by the Supreme Court, clarify the two stage approach to determining whether an…
May 1, 2020Posted inAbuse/Child Abuse, Issue 5, Personal injuryTags:
Posted inClinical negligence Costs Court of Protection Inquests Issue 5 Personal injury Procedural Public Quantum Regulatory

In Brief – May 2020

In each issue, we try and cover cases in brief which we were unable to cover in full. Below are the cases covered in brief in Issue 5, May 2020. M (Declaration of Death of Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 164 – Issue was whether the child, Midrar, was legally dead…
May 1, 2020Posted inClinical negligence, Costs, Court of Protection, Inquests, Issue 5, Personal injury, Procedural, Public, Quantum, RegulatoryTags: