Medical Law Archives - 1 Chancery Lane

Category: <span>Medical Law</span>

Nov

Inquests Briefing – November 2020

There have been a number of recent developments of interest to those who practice in the coroners’ courts. As a result the 1 Chancery Lane Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence groups have joined ...

Nov

Medical Law Briefing – November 2020

Undoubtedly, 2020 has been a year where parties will have faced difficulty in progressing claims owing to the lockdown / semi lockdown state of flux we have found ourselves in. Parties will want to ...

Nov

The “Illegality” Defence and the Supreme Court

1 Chancery Lane has long had a reputation for appellate advocacy at the highest level. Last week Andrew Warnock Q.C. and Maurice Rifat were successful in the ...

Nov

Illegality: An Overview by Maurice Rifat

The normal role of the courts is to decide cases according to the law, and in doing so to provide a just resolution to the dispute between the parties. The illegality defence operates to prevent the ...

Nov

Illegality in the Supreme Court: Three Lessons for Property Lawyers from Stoffel & Co v Grondona [2020] UKSC 42

Property lawyers are well-versed in the difficulties the defence of “illegality” presents. Tinsley v Milligan itself concerned whether a party could establish a resulting trust if they ...

Nov

Illegality: A professional negligence perspective of Stoffel & Co v Grondona

As well as the very strong public interest in deterring mortgage frauds, another very important public interest was in issue in this case: that conveyancing solicitors (and by analogy other ...

Nov

Mental health, manslaughter and the illegality defence – an analysis of Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust

The facts of Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust [2020] UKSC 43 are undeniably tragic: whilst in the grip of a severe psychotic episode Ms Henderson killed her ...

Oct

A Problem and a Swift Engagement of Revers(ionary) Gear

Following the much anticipated decision of the Court of Appeal in Swift v Carpenter John Ross QC and Thomas Yarrow provide a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties accommodation claims ...

Sep

Clinical negligence — recent decisions and practical steps for practitioners

Personal Injury analysis: Laura Johnson, barrister specialising in clinical negligence and personal injury at 1 Chancery Lane, discusses the latest developments in relation to clinical negligence, ...

Sep

Webinar Recording: Tackling Issues of Consent and Material Contribution in the Clinical Context

Yesterday Nicholas Yell and Lisa Dobie looked at two issues that arise time and time again in clinical negligence claims. This webinar gives an introduction and update to a) consent and b) material ...

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