We are delighted to announce that Sam Shelton and Jack McCracken have contributed to the recently published 18th Edition of Munkman on Employer’s Liability (LexisNexis). Samuel and Jack have co-authored chapter 17, which addresses the occupational condition of Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Their work brings the chapter up to date with developments on this topic since the last edition was published in…

Tom Carter has been granted permission to appeal by the Court of Appeal for a second appeal in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1443 (KB) about whether the Student Loans Company is an “emanation of the state” for the purposes of EU law.

In a recent fatal clinical negligence case that I was involved in, the agreed medical position was that the Deceased would have been unlikely to survive for more than a month after the negligent event that brought about their death. This led to the Defendant disputing the claims for bereavement damages and funeral expenses brought…