RPC | European Union, United Kingdom | 23 Aug 2023
Creagh Concrete Products (CCP) Ltd was fined £1 million following the death of its worker, Stewart Ramsey, of 24 years of age, after he suffered…
RPC | United Kingdom | 18 Aug 2023
Bolam is well and truly back in the game for consent! The Supreme Court’s decision in McCulloch confirms that the Bolam test should be applied when…
In-Depth
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Editor:
Nicholas Bird
RPC
In-Depth: Professional Negligence (formerly The Professional Negligence Law Review) provides an indispensable global overview of the law and practice of professional liability and regulation. It covers the fundamental principles of professional negligence law in each jurisdiction, including obligations, fora, dispute resolution mechanisms, remedies and time bars. The authors then review factors specific to the main professions and conclude with an outline of recent developments and issues to look out for in the year ahead.
RPC | United Kingdom | 1 Aug 2023
Our article "What the Fix?!", published on 15 May 2023, gave a high level overview of the new Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) rules published in draft…
RPC | United Kingdom | 11 Jul 2023
The decision of Recorder Jack gives the green light for Claimants to seek higher general damages awards. In clinical negligence claims, where general…
RPC | United Kingdom | 27 Jun 2023
In an important judgment in Law Society of Hong Kong v A Solicitor, the Court of Appeal set aside an order that a solicitor be suspended from…
RPC | Hong Kong | 20 Jun 2023
In an important judgment in Law Society of Hong Kong v A Solicitor, the Court of Appeal set aside an order that a solicitor be suspended from…