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3PB Barristers are delighted to announce 5 rankings for 4 of its Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence barristers in London and in the Western Circuit. As well as gaining one Personal Injury ranking in London, the group has retained its Band 2 ranking for Clinical Negligence in Western, and attracted much praise from clients and peers alike, including for the “excellent and accommodating” service of its clerking team, led by David Snook. Head of Group...
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Described in the Legal 500’s latest edition as “‘a fantastic set’ that assists both claimants and defendants with all kinds of personal injury claims, from catastrophic injury to industrial disease”; with “‘excellent counsel at the top with good experience’, offering expertise across the full spectrum of clinical negligence litigation”, 3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team has much to celebrate. Achieving a total of 16 rankings across 4 Circuits (London, the Midlands, South Eastern and...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) and its personal injury and clinical negligence teams, led by Michelle Marnham, are delighted to be hosting an Oktoberfest celebration in London in October 2024, alongside law firm Slater and Gordon, with all proceeds going to the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT). Taking place on Tuesday 1 October from 6pm at the Munich Cricket Club, 1 Abbey Orchard Street in Victoria, London SW1 this event promises a mini Bavarian wonderland...
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Michelle Marnham edits our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence newsletter, with analysis from David Kemeny, Tom Webb, Charles Fulton, Gemma Ralph, Hamish Dunlop and Jack Felvus of the following cases: Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Limited [2024] UKSC 6, Pearson -v- Secretary of State for Defence [2024] EWCA Civ 150, Juj v John Lewis Partnership plc [2023] EWCA Civ 1507, R (Peiris) v First-tier Tribunal, CICA & Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWCA Civ 1527 and Paul and Another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1.
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Head of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Michelle Marnham (pictured here), alongside future 3PB pupil Jeremy Warner, have written on the Supreme Court Judgement in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Michelle and Jeremy explore the wide-reaching implications of the landmark Judgment, including its overturning of a 20-plus year precedent often used in secondary victim claims within the context of clinical negligence. The Judgment will significantly limit the ability of...
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3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team has a lot to celebrate this month. Fresh from organising their inaugural PI and Clin Neg conference in Southampton this month – an all-day conference attended by 140 solicitors – the team can now enjoy its excellent set of results in legal directories the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2024. Achieving a total of 18 rankings across four Court Circuits (London, the Midlands, South Eastern and Western),...
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3PB Head of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Michelle Marnham (pictured here) and future 3PB Pupil Jeremy Warner analyse MXX v A Secondary School [2023] EWCA Civ 996. The case concerned the grooming/abuse of a minor by a work experience student. It provided the Court of Appeal with an opportunity to clarify the “relationship akin to employment” and the “sufficiently close connection” tests set out in The Catholic Child Welfare Society and others (Appellants) v...
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3PB's Head of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups, Michelle Marnham (pictured here), together with future 3PB pupil barrister Jeremy Warner (who joins in April 2024) have reviewed the case of Sidra Bilal, Hassaan Aziz Malik (Administrators on behalf of the estate of Mukhtar Malik, deceased) v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, [2023] EWCA Civ 605. This Court of Appeal decision offers an interesting insight into the post-Montgomery landscape. It provides further clarification on...
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David Kemeny edits our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence newsletter, with analysis from Michelle Marnham, David Kemeny, Paul Newman and Dr Tagbo Ilozue of the following cases: Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC [2023] EWHC 872 (KB); ABC and others v Derbyshire CC and CC Derbyshire Constabulary [2023] EWHC 1337 (KB); Bilal and Malik v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWCA Civ 605; and Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 (CC).
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3PB head of Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Group Michelle Marnham (pictured here) analyses the case of Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC [2023] EWHC 872 (KB), a case which presents us with an intriguing change in clinical negligence law, with Baker J challenging the long-standing notion of the ‘specific rule’ in medical negligence cases. With the ruling sparking debate regarding the existence and applicability of the novus actus interveniens doctrine in this area, Michelle Marnham examines...
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All the latest news and case analyses from our specialist PI and clinical negligence barristers ...
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Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence News Welcome to our December newsletter Welcome to our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence newsletter, packed full with team news and achievements, and analysis of some recent, interesting cases. Earlier this year, we congratulated Darren Walsh for his appointment as a Circuit Judge and celebrated with Luke Ashby his appointment as District Judge. The team has welcomed Sharan Sanghera as deputy head of the group. Our group will be expanding further next...
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