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It is with great delight that we announce that Ropewalk Chambers has been nominated for the ‘Set Outside London of the Year’ award, and Rochelle Rong has been nominated for the ‘Junior of the Year’ for her work in Clinical Negligence. To view the full shortlist, please click here. The Legal 500 Awards are widely…
Philip Turton adds to his article on URS Corporation Limited v BDW Trading Limited. This article can be read here. Two weeks ago I wrote about the effect of URS Corporation Limited v BDW Trading Limited [2025] UKSC 21 (“URS Corporation”) on claims for contribution in mesothelioma cases. The effect of the decision in the…
We are delighted to be holding our annual Clinical Negligence Litigation Conference in Nottingham. This free half-day conference, sponsored by Prosperity Insurance, is aimed at claimant and defendant practitioners of all seniorities. The event will begin with coffee and registration at 1:30 PM, followed by a series of talks. Our team of expert barristers will…
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In the recent Judgment of Edwards and ors v 2 Sisters Food Group Limited [2025] EWHC 1312 (KB), Sir Peter Lane considered causation in work-related COVID-19 claims and the courts’ approach to a summary judgment application where further evidence may yet be adduced by the respondent. This Judgment is of significance for anyone dealing with…
On 3rd June 2025 the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) published research undertaken by the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) in relation to selected malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases (lung cancer and COPD; other respiratory diseases such as asthma and various types of pneumoconiosis were excluded). The research was commissioned in circumstances where the current list…
In Jonathan Bevan v. Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 1145 (KB), Mr. Bevan, a soldier, sought damages for alleged negligent exposure to excessive noise during his participation in testing Ajax armoured vehicles with the Household Cavalry Regiment from 2017 to 2020. Although the Defendant conceded a breach of duty, the trial centred on causation. The claim…
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