An update on the law of negligence
I have come across two cases on the law of negligence that, even in the current climate of the compensation culture, judges have resisted the need to depart from the general principles of negligence. In Parker v TUI UK Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1261, the claimant was injured when taking part in a tobogganing event in Austria. After completing the toboggan run, she remounted her toboggan (despite being... [Read more]
English language tests before being accepted at Bar school
I read today that aspiring barristers will have to prove their fluency in English before being offered a place at Bar school. The pilot exams – aimed at preventing applicants with mediocre linguistic abilities from winning a place – will be introduced later this month and will also test analytical and critical thinking skills. The tests have come about due to complaints that many students... [Read more]
Podcast Interview with Diane Corriette
Darren Sylvester gives a podcast interview with Diane Corriette that discusses his blog and issues relating to students studying law. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/TJTIwKEb_GQ&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-413-youtube-1", "425", "344", "9", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); Read More →
Video: The LL.B. Survival Kit
Darren Sylvester has put a video together of his article written in August 2008 that gives ten top tips of getting the best out of your LL.B. course. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/kp62uhzrtFU&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-407-youtube-1", "425", "344", "9", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); Read More →
Right to legal representation at internal disciplinary hearings
My blog post on 29th September 2009 focussed on the case of R (on the application of G) v Governors of X School [2009] IRLR 434 which held that in certain circumstances there may be an overarching right to legal representation before an internal disciplinary hearing, regardless of what the organisation’s rules say on the matter. The Court of Appeal has ruled in the same case (renamed as G, R (on... [Read more]
