Brooks v Zurich v Aviva [2022] EWHC 1170 (QB) A stitch in time: claiming...
John-Paul Swoboda acted for the Claimant and is instructed by Melloney Harbutt of Boyes Turner. On 1 August 2016 the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 came into force. That, on the face...
View Article12KBW Release 2nd Edition of ‘Asbestos: Law and Litigation’
The wait is over. After much hard work by 12KBW barristers, and in particular the general editors, Harry Steinberg QC, Michael Rawlinson QC, and James Beeton, Sweet & Maxwell have published the...
View ArticleKeegan v (1) Independent Insurance Company Ltd (2) Zurich Insurance PLC...
This blog is written by John-Paul Swoboda and Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas. John-Paul Swoboda successfully acted for the Claimant, instructed by Shaheen Mosquera of Fieldfisher, in Keegan v (1)...
View ArticlePOWER V BERNARD HASTIE & COMPANY LIMITED & ORS [2022] EWHC 1927
This blog was written by Ivan Bowley who appeared for the successful Claimant. He is instructed by Tom Bradley of Simpsons Solicitors. A recent decision of the High Court considers whether the right...
View ArticleBae Systems Marine Ltd v Alfa Laval Ltd [2022] EWHC 2686 (KB)
In this blog Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas considers the decision of HHJ Lickley KC in Bae Systems Marine Ltd v Alfa Laval Ltd [2022] EWHC 2686 (KB). Introduction The decision concerns an unsuccessful...
View ArticleWHITE V SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE [2022] EWHC 3082
This post was written by Mike Brace. A recent decision which demonstrates the dangers inherent in attempting to undermine an opponent’s expert evidence without serving your own or even requiring that...
View ArticleMoore v Harland and Wolff plc and ors [2022] NIKB 36
This blog post was written by Dr David Sharpe KC and Corinne Novell. Introduction The decision concerns an unsuccessful claim for secondary exposure to asbestos, which the plaintiff alleges occurred...
View ArticleCuthbert v Taylor Woodrow Construction Holdings [2022] EWHC 3036 (KB)...
In this article, pupil Jake Loomes looks at the recent case of Cuthbert in which Max Archer acted for the Claimant, Jennifer Cuthbert, the widow of Mr Derek Barry Cuthbert and executrix of his estate....
View ArticleJennison v Jennison & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1682
This blog post was written by Rebecca Henshaw. Just before Christmas, the Court of Appeal handed down useful guidance on two issues which will be of interest to practitioners who regularly deal with...
View ArticleNess v Carillion Capital Projects Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1219 (KB)
In this article Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas considers the judgment of HHJ Lickley KC in Ness v Carillion Capital Projects Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1219 (KB). Ness was a successful fatal mesothelioma...
View ArticleCuthbert and White: When the dust settles … what does it mean?
In this blog post, John-Paul Swoboda considers the recent case of Cuthbert, in which Michael Rawlinson KC, Max Archer and Jessica Franklin acted for the Appellant, the widow of Mr Derek Barry Cuthbert...
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