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Article 2020-08-03
A roundup of recent court decisions raising issues in relation to Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in medical cases; secondary victim claims; claiming costs associated with commercial surrogacy abroad; the scope of medical practitioners’ duty of confidentiality; calculation of rest breaks for junior doctors; causation and previously unrecognised surgical complications; the scope of the duty of care of a junior doctor; and explaining treatment options.
Article 2020-08-03
A summary of key developments, including the use of digital solutions both during and as we emerge from the pandemic; a Care Quality Commission insight report reflecting on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the delivery of health and social care; our recently published: ‘The future of care: is technology the answer?’; implementation of new Liberty Protection Safeguards system postponed; and publication of the latest edition of the Ogden Tables.
Article 2020-07-27
Kennedys recently caught up with MyKindaFuture about our Paralegal and Solicitor Apprenticeship programmes via podcast. The podcast features two of our apprentices, Muhammad Merali, a first year paralegal apprentice and Maya Taylor, a solicitor apprentice, who both share their apprenticeship experience.
Article 2020-07-24
On 27 April 2020, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced the availability of new death in service benefits for eligible NHS and social care staff providing vital frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article 2020-07-23
This article examines the impact of the pandemic on personal injury hearings and outlines the authors’ recent experiences following the resumption of in person trials.
Case review 2020-07-21
In a three day hearing commencing on 23 June 2020, the Court of Appeal heard the case of Swift v Carpenter, in which the appellant challenged the decision of no award for her accommodation claim. The judgment has been reserved.
Article 2020-07-13
It is well established that Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 is engaged at inquest if the deceased was under the control of the state, for example whilst imprisoned or detained under the Mental Health Act 2005.
Case review 2020-07-10
Article 2020-07-10
Kennedys acted in the defence of a catastrophic injury claim with significant cross-border quantum issues. Our involvement led to an eight figure saving in damages for our insurer client.
News 2020-07-07
A Kennedys acaba de divulgar os seus resultados financeiros relativos ao ano de 2019/2020. A Firma inglesa, que tem representação em Portugal desde 2011, reportou uma faturação recorde de £238M (aproximadamente €265M), o que corresponde a um acréscimo de 9% face aos 12 meses anteriores.
