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11 November 2020
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Law digests: 13 November 2020

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Damages

Leach v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 2914 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 08 (Nov)

The claimant suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage, from which she recovered. She brought a claim for damages after she developed a significant Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The defendant admitted breach of duty to the extent that it was accepted that there had been a 31-minute negligent period of delay in the ambulance arriving at the claimant’s house for the purposes of taking her to hospital. However, it was disputed whether the negligent period of delay had caused, or contributed to, the onset of the PTSD. The Queen’s Bench Division held that the negligent period of delay had made a material contribution to the claimant’s PTSD and that an apportionment exercise was not permissible in those circumstances. Accordingly, judgment was granted in favour of the claimant in the sum of £40,000.

Employment

Nair v Lagardere Sports and Entertainment UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 2608 (QB), [2020] All ER (D) 09 (Nov)

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