June
Articles matching "negligence"
Cinema Paradiso? Freeborn & Goldie v Dan Marcal Architects[2019] EWHC 454(TCC)
The Technology and Construction Court's decision last week in Freeborn & Goldie v Dan MarcalArchitects treads fairly familiar territory in stressing the importance of an architect having a clear,…
Read moreASSETCO PLC V GRANT THORNTON UK LLP [2019]: Legal clarity provided for auditor negligence claims
AssetCo have been awarded damages in excess of £20 million for the negligence of Grant Thornton in carrying out their audits in 2009 and 2010. This important judgement provides welcome clarity around…
Read morePerry v Raleys: Supreme Court considers the constituent elements of causation and loss in professional negligence cases
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Perry v Raleys on the correct approach to deciding a claim for loss of a chance arising from alleged negligently conducted litigation. In this article…
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Workplace regulations: policing the overlap between regulations and curtailing the impact of Hide v Steeplechase
The Chief Constable, and the company responsible for maintaining a police station, were not liable for injuries caused when a police officer trapped her thumb in an electronically operated door when…
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Local authorities and roadside trees: insurers of nature?
In the recent case of Cavanagh v Witley Parish Council (1) and D Kevin Shepherd (t/a Shepherd Tree Surgeons & Forestry Contractors) (2) [2017] the High Court ruled a parish council to have been…
Read moreLocal authorities: vicarious liability for the wrongful acts of foster carers
The Supreme Court has today decided by a majority of 4-1 that a local authority can be held vicariously liable for abuse of a child committed by foster parents whilst in their care
Read moreJumping away from recovering damages
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Read moreNo new duty not to enter into personal relationships
Andrea Ward and Joanne Kingsland consider a recent first instance decision in which the court declined to impose a new duty of care on a support worker not to enter into a personal relationship with a…
Read moreFailure to establish cause of fire extinguishes claim
Property fire cases can often involve multiple possible causes and limited physical evidence in the aftermath making it difficult to conclusively determine causation. Elliott Bromley and Rachel…
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Supreme Court assesses contributory negligence in Scottish pedestrian claim
A seriously injured girl whose contributory negligence in a car accident was assessed at 70% in a decision of an Extra Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session and whose share of damages…
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