22 November 2021 Priya Vaidya 2738 Case Updates Stansfield v British Broadcasting Corporation [2021] EWHC 2638 (QB) by Priya Vaidya The case: The claimant, Jem Stansfield, was a presenter on the BBC's popular science show "Bang Goes the Theory". His claim arose out of the making of an episode of Bang Goes the Theory in which the claimant assumed the role of a human 'crash test dummy' for a feature about the relative safety of forward and rearward facing child car seats. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Concussive brain injuryMitigating lossInappropriate signsSomatic symptom disorderUnexplained symptoms13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles A Day in the Life of a Dangerous Dog Legislation Expert Witness X and Y (Care Proceedings: Fact Finding: Death of a Child: Expert Evidence), Re [2025] EWFC 132 Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal A Day in the Life of a General Practitioner Expert Witness Switch article Good Law Project Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWHC 2595 (TCC) Previous Article Thorley v Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2604 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.