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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)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
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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Long wait ahead for improvement in parental leave
MPs have expressed disappointment after the government confirmed it will not consider updating the parental leave system until at least 2027
NLJ this week: Righting Libor wrongs
In July, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, ruling that trial judges had wrongly directed juries to treat profit-motivated Libor submissions as inherently dishonest. In this week’s NLJ, David Stern and James Fletcher of 5 St Andrew’s Hill reflect on the decision
NLJ this week: Civil tweaks & courtroom quirks
In his latest 'Civil way' column for this week's NLJ, Stephen Gold delivers a witty roundup of procedural updates and judicial oddities. From the rise in litigant-in-person hourly rates (£24 from October) to the Supreme Court’s venue hire options (canapés in Courtroom 1, anyone?), Gold blends legal insight with dry humour
NLJ this week: Gaslighting & post-separation assets
In this week's issue of NLJ, Emma Brunning and Dharshica Thanarajasingham of Birketts unpack the high-conflict financial remedy case TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1659 (Fam). The husband’s conduct—described by the judge as a ‘masterclass in gaslighting’—included hiding a £9.5m deferred payment from the sale of a port acquired post-separation. Despite his claims that the port was non-matrimonial, the court found its value rooted in marital assets and efforts
NLJ this week: Lord Neuberger on assisted dying
Lord Neuberger, former president of the Supreme Court, shares his views on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in this week's NLJ with William Raven
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