27 July Case Updates SC v University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Clinical negligence, 10. Report Writing Relevance: General Topics: Glossary Nature of case: Clinical negligence
27 July Case Updates Darrell Stewart Jones v Ministry of Defence [2020] EWHC 1603 (QB), 2020 WL 03415114 Causation, Clinical negligence, Life expectancy, HIV, Delayed diagnosis, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: General Clinical negligence Topics: Life expectancy Delayed diagnosis HIV Causation
27 July Case Updates Mr Daniel Donovan, Naled Limited v Grainmarket Asset Management LLP [2020] EWHC 17 (Comm), 2020 WL 00129792 Impartiality, Commercial, Incorrect assumption, Change of opinion, 13. Changing your opinion Relevance: General Commercial Topics: Impartiality Incorrect assumption Change of opinion
27 July Case Updates FL (by his children's guardian) v EN, A Local Authority, AK, JL [2020] EWCA Civ 20, 2020 WL 00353639 Experts behaviour, Compliance with court rules, 05. Rules and Regulations, 14. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Expert’s behaviour Compliance with court rules
27 July Case Updates Valerie Bannister v Freemans Public Limited Company Impartiality, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints Relevance: General Topics: Adverse judicial comment Impartiality
27 July Case Updates A Local Authority v AW (by the Official Solicitor as his Litigation Friend) [2020] EWCOP 24, 2020 WL 02573176 Capacity cases, Social media, Sexual relations, Capacity to litigate, 05. Rules and Regulations Relevance: Capacity assessments Nature of case: AW has a diagnosis of mild learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder.
6 July Case Updates Dr X, Medical Practitioners Tribunal, 2020 Capacity cases, Medical health, Tribunal, Litigants in person, Top-up fees, Expert's behaviour, 02. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 06. Receiving Instructions, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Issues: Capacity Expert’s behaviour Litigants in person Top-up fees
18 April Case Updates DSN v Blackpool Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 595 (QB), 2020 WL 01234791 Historic, Child abuse, Limitation, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Historical child abuse Topic: Limitation
1 March Case Updates Westwood v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 598, 2020 WL 02142702 Mental Health Act 1983, Crime, Hospital limitation, 10. Report Writing Relevance: Crime Topics: Retained responsibility Mental Health Act 1983, s 45A hospital limitation direction Mental Health Act 1983, ss 37/41 hospital order with restrictions
1 March Case Updates Tower Hamlets LBC v A 2020 WL 01987279 Capacity cases, Care, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Capacity cases Topic: Capacity to decide where to live Capacity to make care decision