We are delighted to be holding our annual in-person half day Clinical Negligence Litigation Conference. This event will be held at NTU Events & Conferencing in the heart of Nottingham with facilities for those with disabilities and car parking nearby. Our expert barristers will share their insights on various issues relating to clinical negligence litigation…

On 10 April 2024, the High Court handed down its decision in Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd [2024] EWHC 806 (KB). In that judgment the presentation of the Claimant’s claim for personal injury was considered fundamentally dishonest and so was dismissed under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”). In considering whether…

After the introduction of the reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules in 2013, you may recall some judges becoming, at least initially, excited about the prospect of experts giving evidence concurrently (so-called “hot tubbing”). Since that early flush of excitement, I have been involved in only one trial in which it was used and I…