In Brief – September 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 6, September 2020. Chaplin v Pistol [2020] EWHC 1543 (QB) – Defendant applied for permission for expert evidence in the field of statistics/life…

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…

In Brief – March 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 4, March 2020. Attorney General of St Helena v AB and others (St Helena) [2020] UKPC 1 – Privy Council decision considering whether…

In Brief – November 2019

In each issue, where we can't cover cases in full, we attempt to cover them in brief. Below are cases covered in brief in Issue 3, November 2019. Lesforis v Tolias [2019] EWCA Civ 487 – appeal against a decision of Martin Spencer J in which, following a full liability…

In Brief – July 2019

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 2, July 2019. ARB v IVF Hammersmith Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2803 - On 17 July 2019, the Supreme Court refused to grant permission…

In Brief – May 2019

In each issue, where we can't cover cases in full, we attempt to cover them in brief. Below are cases covered in brief in Issue 1, May 2019. Diamond v Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585 - Informed consent - concerns: (a) principles applicable to appeals…