Kenneth Warner considers the scope of an assumed duty of care
Liability
Ferguson v British Gas Trading Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 46, [2009] All ER (D) 80 (Feb)
How far should doctors go to inform patients about alternative procedures? Elizabeth Wale reports
Miners’ compensation solicitors struck off in breach of Solicitors Practice Rules
Edited by the All England Law Reporters
David Winch compares and contrasts confiscation procedures north and south of the border
News
Malice in the Hospital
Protecting the detained patient >> Misreading signals >> Births and injuries >> Madness in child care >>
Firm strengthens global fund finance practice with London partner hire.
Partner and head of national planning team appointed
Corporate team expands in Birmingham with partner hire
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ