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Case review 2021-07-29
In this month’s Brief, we highlight several recent judgments where courts have accepted the defendants’ surveillance and expert evidence and awarded sums much lower than what has been claimed.
Article 2021-07-29
A round-up of recent court decisions raising issues relating to scope of duty; best interests; informed consent and material risks involving technical decisions; and contempt of court proceedings following dismissal of a claim for fundamental dishonesty.
Case review 2021-07-28
Last week, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Harcus Sinclair LLP (Harcus Sinclair) v Your Lawyers Ltd (Your Lawyers) [23.07.21], allowing Your Lawyers’ appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal that the non-compete clause within a non-disclosure agreement between them was unreasonable as a restraint of trade. The decision clarified the approach to be taken in assessing the legitimate interests of the beneficiary of the restraint.
Article 2021-07-28
Since the decision of Master Davison in Mustard v Flower [2019], there has been uncertainty in relation to the approach to the recording of neuropsychological assessments in the medico legal context.
Case review 2021-07-27
Negus and Bainbridge v Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust [19.03.21] - This claim concerned an aortic valve replacement and whether the patient should have been provided with further information in respect of the valve sizes available to be inserted and possible associated treatments.
Article 2021-07-27
Technology is developing at rapid pace and no more so than in the food product industry. Artificial intelligence (AI) as utilised within the food industry was valued at around US$3 billion in 2020 and is predicted to grow to around 10 times that figure by 2026. This is indicative of an area with clear potential for transforming the way food is grown, produced, packaged and distributed, and how the associated risks are managed.
Article 2021-07-27
Government measures enacted to limit the impacts of COVID-19 and the impacts themselves continue to have a significant negative effect on the Oman economy and its construction sector in particular.
Article 2021-07-27
On 26 May 2021 Baroness Meacher presented the Assisted Dying Bill to the House of Lords. The aim of this Private Members’ bill is to enable adults who are terminally ill to be provided, at their request, with specified assistance to end their own life in what is expected to be the final six months of their life.
Article 2021-07-27
The Civil Justice Council’s interim report – ‘The Resolution of Small Claims’ – was published in June 2021. The report considers the changes to the way in which small claims have been processed by the courts during the pandemic and how these adaptations could be taken forward to improve the way such claims are handled and resolved.
Article 2021-07-27
In this article, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions relating to our SQE programme.
