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Keith Patten

Solicitor & law teacher

Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)

Solicitor & law teacher

Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)

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Rule of thumb Premium Content

Keith Patten welcomes useful guidance about the role of foreseeability in the determination of breach of duty of care

17 January 2014
Level crossing? Premium Content

Keith Patten investigates the complex area of law surrounding statutory employment & common law negligence

04 October 2013
On the same page Premium Content

Keith Patten supports the quest for coherence in personal injury law

04 July 2013
Patchwork quilt law Premium Content

The law in relation to secondary psychiatric injury is almost universally accepted to be a mess, says Keith Patten

24 May 2013
Step back in time Premium Content

Removing liability for health & safety regulation breaches would take us back to the 19th century, says Keith Patten

25 January 2013
Above the law... Premium Content

Keith Patten considers the liability of the police

21 September 2012
The correct approach Premium Content

How should the courts apply the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, asks Keith Patten

27 July 2012
Snail trail Premium Content

Eighty years on, Keith Patten traces the legacy of Donoghue v Stevenson

11 May 2012
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With chronic underfunding and rising demand leaving thousands without legal help, technology could transform access to justice—if handled wisely, writes Professor Sue Prince of the University of Exeter in this week's NLJ
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NLJ this week: FCA faces its toughest test yet
The government’s decision to make the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the Single Professional Services Supervisor marks a watershed in the UK’s fight against money laundering, says Rebecca Hughes of Corker Binning in this week's NLJ. The FCA will now oversee 60,000 firms across legal and accountancy sectors—a massive expansion of remit that raises questions over resources and readiness 
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The High Court's decision in Parfitt v Jones [2025] EWHC 1552 (Ch) provided a striking reminder of the need to instruct the right expert in retrospective capacity assessments, says Ann Stanyer of Wedlake Bell in NLJ this week
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