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Obvious Risks: The Beautiful Game

Twenty-two years after the House of Lords in Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council [2003] UKHL 47 warned litigants that a duty to protect against obvious risks only exists in very limited...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Court Of Appeal Partially Dismisses Judicial Review Challenge To FOS Decision Relating To Client Classification

The decision illustrates that whether a firm has complied with COBS 3.5.3R is a matter of regulatory compliance rather than a matter of private contract...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Notification And Aggregation In Professional Indemnity Policies: Insights From Ahmed V White & Co

In Ahmed v White & Co [2025] EWHC 2399 (Comm), the Court considered two issues in relation to a professional indemnity policy...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Duty Of Candour And The Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) Reports: What Patients Need To Know (17 December 2025)

The NHS in England has undergone a significant shift in how it handles and investigates patient safety incidents.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Value Of Interim Payments In Personal Injury And Medical Negligence Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

I Am Sure I Have Heard This Before - The Plea Of Res Judicata

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Understanding Birth Injury Claims: Legal Support For Families Affected By Medical Negligence (28 November 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

How Medical Negligence Led To Amputation – Paul's Journey To Recovery With Ali Malsher (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Forgotten Victims Of Diethylstilbestrol: A Fight For Justice Across Generations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Property Newsletter: October 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Engagement Terms Matter: Court Dismisses Negligence Claim And Clarifies Scope Of Duty For Solicitors

United Kingdom Tax

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Burness Paull

Maternity Negligence: NHS Obstetrics Claims Rise (21 October 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The National Audit Office Report On The Costs Of Clinical Negligence

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Defects, Developers And Volunteers In The Era Of The Building Safety Act 2022 - The Supreme Court Decision In URS V BDW [2025] UKSC 21

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Legislation To Reverse PACCAR Decision And Regulate Litigation Funding Agreements Accelerated

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's Happening In NI Employment Law In 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Property Newsletter: Winter 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Property Newsletter: September 2025

There's a real buzz in Gatehouse Chambers right now. The hazy stories of sun-drenched down-time have been shared in corridors and over coffees, and have now given way...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

On 16 September 2025, the Government introduced the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill – widely known as the Hillsborough Law – into Parliament.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

A Costly Harvest: Case Focus On The Costs Risks To Defendants In Multi-defendant Claims

A recent decision has underscored the complexities and potential cost implications for defendants involved in multi-party cases.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Personal Injury And Clinical Negligence Newsletter: September 2025

Hello everybody! Welcome to the September edition of Gatehouse's Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter. As the summer heat cools off, some of our barristers here at Gatehouse's PI...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Broker's Negligence Claims Relating To Liability Policies Do Not Require Actual Liability (Norman Hay Marsh Ltd)

United Kingdom Insurance

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Gatehouse Chambers

Data Breach In Nottingham Maternity Investigation: Police Worker Suspended After Files Deleted

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Liability For Alleged Property Undervaluation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

GP Negligence Claims: What You Need To Know (20 August 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Injured On A Package Holiday? Know Your Legal Rights (19 August 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Valuation Negligence (Bratt v Jones)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Cover Me! I'm Going In(demnity)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

MJF V University Hospitals Birmingham [2024] – The "Holmesian Fallacy" And The Limits Of A Put To Proof Defence

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Pre-Existing Conditions In Psychiatric Personal Injury Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Cover Me! I'm Going In(demnity)

This article considers the role of a claim for an indemnity in professional negligence claims. We ask what lessons can be drawn from the authorities...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

Medical records are obviously a crucial part of a patient's health journey, documenting important information at key points in time during that journey. Such records are a fundamental and necessary resource...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

MJF V University Hospitals Birmingham [2024] – The "Holmesian Fallacy" And The Limits Of A Put To Proof Defence

I blogged previously about the risks of falling prey to the "Holmesian fallacy" in litigation.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Pre-Existing Conditions In Psychiatric Personal Injury Claims

My previous blog provided an overview of the various personal injury claims for psychiatric injuries.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

URS v BDW – Limitation, Pirelli, And The Reach Of Section 135 BSA 2022

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Tort, Contribution And Defective Premises Act 1972: Supreme Court Provides Clarity On Liabilities For Historic Building Defects

A commercial developer voluntarily undertakes remedial work to rectify defects in a property it developed many years ago and has since disposed of.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

National Rollout Of The ABC Programme: What It Means For Families And Patients' Rights (30 May 2025)

The NHS will roll out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) Programme nationally, following a successful pilot in 12 NHS maternity units.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Few Surprises But Welcome Finality From The Supreme Court In URS V BDW – Subject To Some Limited Exceptions

The Supreme Court handed down the eagerly anticipated judgment in URS v BDW yesterday. In summary, not much has changed from the Court of Appeal's decision, though there are some clarifications...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supreme Court Publishes Decision On URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd

URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Anna Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2025]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Adding Parties After The Expiry Of Limitation: Office Properties PL Limited (In Liquidation) v Adcamp LLP

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supporting Life-Changing Work: Hats For Headway And Spinal Injury Association Awareness Day

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

High Stakes And Tight Deadlines: Why Timing In Legal Claims Is Never Simple (13 May 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Need For Suitably Thorough Clinical Reviews To Be Followed By Appropriate Action

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bindmans LLP

A Big Win In Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Brain Injury Awareness Month: Expert Brain-injury Lawyer Discusses Causes, Consequences, And Seeking Justice

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Deaths Of Three Babies Lead To Guilty Plea By Nottingham University Hospitals

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Seeking Compensation For Sepsis Negligence (6 February 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

When "Without Prejudice" Correspondence Attacks! (Morris v Williams)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Nottinghamshire Maternity Review: 300 More Cases And Additional Police Investigation

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Court Holds Consultant's Negligent Ground Condition Report Did Not Cause Property Developer's Loss

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Our Take On Preventable Baby Deaths At Leeds Hospitals

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Martha's Rule, The Right To A Second Medical Opinion, Is Transforming Patient Care

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Bindmans LLP

Understanding Cerebral Palsy And Paths To Justice For Families Affected By Medical Negligence (23 January 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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Property Newsletter: February 2023 (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Professional Liability Conference – Alternative Routes To Recovery: Who To Pursue When The Professional Can't Pay? (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Webinar Recording: Assessment Of Damages In Professional Negligence Claims (Video)

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1 Chancery Lane

Defensive Advising Strategies For Legal Professionals (Video)

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Wilberforce Chambers

AI And Tort Negligence (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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