We are delighted to invite you to our Serious Injury and Clinical Negligence Seminar, chaired by Henry Pitchers KC and John Coughlan KC. This seminar…
The Lord Chancellor this morning announced that the Personal Injury Discount Rate for England and Wales will increase from -0.25% +0.5% from 11 January 2025,…
WATCH ON YOUTUBE Episode 3: Aids and Equipment from the Schedule School series is now available on YouTube. Following on from Care and Case Management,…
WATCH ON YOUTUBE In the latest video from the No5 Clinical Negligence Group, Chris Bright QC, John Coughlan QC, Gemma Roberts, and Neil Shastri-Hurst will be…
Gemma Roberts represented the successful Respondent before the Court of Appeal in Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA 21. https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/23.html The…
A panel discussion about practical experience preparing for and conducting Employment Tribunal hearings via the cloud video platform (CVP), hearings in person and hybrid hearings….
Personal injury and clinical negligence practices, as with much of life, are undergoing sudden and profound changes during this Covid-19 pandemic and the current ‘lockdown’….
Legal insights on inquests including an update on how suicide is now viewed by the law will be given at an annual seminar to be…
Last week the Court of Appeal handed down this important judgment clarifying the legal position in respect of overseas assignments for disabled workers and holding…
By Gemma Roberts The circumstances in which a Judge or a Tribunal Member might be requested or required to recuse themselves is considered by Gemma…
By Gemma Roberts and Mugni Islam-Choudhury The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 [‘ERRA’] received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013, bringing some significant changes…
By Gemma Roberts In Wilcox-v-Birmingham CAB Services Ltd [2011] EqLR 810, the Claimant suffered from agoraphobia which severely impacted upon her mobility; it was accepted…
By Gemma Roberts In NHS Manchester v Fecitt and ors [2011] EWCA Civ, 1190, the Claimants worked in an NHS walk-in centre. They raised concerns…