Keith Patten
Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)
Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)
Keith Patten applauds a holistic approach to negligence liability
Keith Patten reviews the implications of Dawkins upon liability in negligence & evidentiary burdens
Keith Patten voices concerns over the uncertainty of limitation periods
Keith Patten observes the move away from compensation for claimants who were in part liable for their injury
Keith Patten investigates the possibility of seeking PI damages from a parent company
Keith Patten explores the difficulties involved in an employee suing their employer for an injury sustained in an attack at work
Keith Patten applauds the courts’ efforts to uphold Parliament’s intention for s 33
Keith Patten passes judgment on the Court of Appeal’s first decision on the Work at Height Regulations
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
