Personal Injury Liability Update 2025

Join us for our upcoming webinar, Personal Injury Liability Update 2025, on Thursday 2 October 2025 at 1:00 pm.

Presented by our newest tenants, Dominic Parisutham and Louise Gillett, this session will provide practical insights into the most significant recent cases and their implications for practitioners.

Key cases and issues covered include:

J D Wetherspoon v Stephanus Bernadus Burger [2025] EWHC 1259 (KB)

• Independent contractors and vicarious liability.

Young v Downey [2025] EWCA Civ 177

• Secondary victim cases in the aftermath of Paul.

Farley v Paymaster (1836) LTD t/a Equiniti [2025] EWCA Civ 1117

• Opening the door for Claimants in claims arising out of breach of the UK GDPR.

Boyd v Hughes [2025] EWHC 435 (KB)

• Liability under s.2 of the Animals Act 1971: the degree of particularity required.
• Fundamental dishonesty: going to the core of the claim.
• Procedure: when (and when not) to issue a claim in the High Court.

Pashamov v Taylor [2025] EWHC 1035 (KB); [2025] EWHC 1644 (KB)

• Employer’s liability: activities incidental to employment.
• Contributory negligence in the employment context.
• Costs: multiple defendants and Sanderson orders.

Chief Constable of Northamptonshire v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13

• Limits of the ‘interference principle’.
• Applying Tindall in practice: evidential difficulties.

This webinar is designed for lawyers, claims handlers, case funders, and professionals working in Personal Injury litigation.

This webinar will include a Q&A session following the presentation. Each will be recorded and will be available on demand.