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New case clarifies matters on forfeiture connected with assisted suicide
Philip Morris v James Morris, Kate Shmuel and Gregory White [2024] EWHC 2554 (Ch)
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Progress of the Covid-19 Healthcare Workers Litigation
Shane Farman v East of England Ambulance Service [2024] EWHC 2712 (KB)
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21 November 2024
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Objective reasonableness of using taser
Afriyie v Commissioner of the Police for the City of London [2024] EWCA Civ 1269
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21 November 2024
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Recent Court of Protection cases
Re PG (Serious Medical Treatment ) [2024] EWCOP 49
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21 November 2024
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Costs
The Supreme Court has ruled on the need for solicitors to agree the precise amount of costs with the client before a deduction is taken from the damages. In Oakwood Solicitors Ltd v Menzies [2024] UKSC 34, reported in October 2024, the Supreme Court..
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21 November 2024
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Duty of care owed by emergency services
Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33
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21 November 2024
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Latest Bill on assisted dying in the UK
Kim Leadbeater, a Labour MP, presented a Private Members Bill, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-2025 to Parliament in October 2024. Although the full text of the Bill has not been published, the long title states it will: Debate..
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21 November 2024
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Changes in the volume of clinical negligence claims
The impact on clinical negligence litigation and the work of the legal profession following changes in society as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, industrial action by NHS employees and internal pressures on healthcare organisations is..
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21 November 2024
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Recent changes to Civil Procedure Rules
For many years, courts have expected parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and it is now likely that they will order ADR, and that they can and will impose sanctions for failure to comply. On 1 October 2024, The Civil Procedure..
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21 November 2024
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