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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

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

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

Keith Patten supports the quest for coherence in personal injury law

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

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

Keith Patten considers the liability of the police

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

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

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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