My previous post on Uren v Corporate Leisure (UK) and ors [2010] EWHC 46 (QB) is below http://www.interalialegal.com/2010/02/an-update-on-the-law-of-negligence/ Mr Uren has now appealed to the Court of Appeal against the decision of Field J – see Robert Lee Uren v (1) Corporate Leisure (UK) Ltd and (2) Ministry of Defence [2011] EWCA Civ 66. The appellant [...]
In Scout Association v Barnes [2010] EWCA Civ 1476, the Court of Appeal looked into the issue of balancing the risks of games played by the Scouts with their social value in determining a breach of duty. The brief facts were that the claimant, aged 13, hit his head against the wall when playing a [...]
Perris v Holland and others [2010] EWCA Civ 840 confirmed that the principle established in Parker v Felgate (1883) 8 PD 171 is good law in that a testator does not have to have testamentary capacity at the time he executes his will if he knew that he was executing his will for which he [...]
The rule of law cannot exist without access to justice. It is a fundamental right of every citizen. Any society that wishes to be thought of as just and fair needs to have mechanisms to ensure that the rule of law is maintained and that its members are able to obtain justice properly. The rule [...]
