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In March, as part of the Ropewalk Chambers’ Spring Webinar series, Philip Turton and Katie McFarlane reviewed the law relating to secondary victims in light of the decisions in Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2020] PIQR P19 and Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 196 (QB). The webinar can be viewed here.
Philip and Katie’s comprehensive notes of the webinar are available on request from Chambers – please email [email protected] if you would like a copy.
The two appeals have now been consolidated and are listed to be heard over 23 and 24 June 2021. Philip and Katie will update the position once the judgments of the Court of Appeal have been handed down.
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…
Limitation in Living Mesothelioma Contribution Claims History demonstrates that mesothelioma claims uniquely present particular issues which require careful attention. The nature of the claims throw up tensions unusual in many other types of claim. In cases of living victims, the Asbestos List requires such cases to progress to trial expeditiously, where possible. The same consideration,…
The Court of Appeal is set to consider the correct legal test for imposing a stay on a personal injury claim where a claimant does not wish to undergo a medical test relevant to issues of causation and quantum. The test was previously considered to be the test in Laycock v Lagoe [1997] PIQR 518.…
