Hollie Patterson of 12KBW identifies the practical takeaways for employment and personal injury practitioners of the effects of a TUPE … More
Category: Abuse
BXB applied by Privy Council: Bethel v AG of The Bahamas [2026] UKPC 26
Daniel Millar, pupil barrister at 12KBW, analyses the successful vicarious liability claim for abuse, which applied BXB v Trustees of … More
No Crown liability for the torts of the judiciary: X v The Lord Advocate [2025] UKSC 44
Miles McCollum, pupil barrister at 12KBW, examines the latest Supreme Court judgment on vicarious liability – this time, the liability … More
Intentional inflictions of injury and civil claims for abuse
Recent media reports of abuse raise questions about the intentional infliction of injury in tort. In this blog post, Megan … More
Police liability, failures to warn, and difficulties with the ‘interference principle’: Chief Constable of Northamptonshire v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13
Jessica Muurman examines the judgment in Chief Constable of Northamptonshire v Woodcock [2025] EWCA Civ 13, in which the Court … More
Samrai v Kalia [2024]: lessons for experts and the difficulties in establishing fundamental dishonesty
Alex Carington examines the lessons for experts and the difficulties in establishing fundamental dishonesty in a recent decision on sexual … More
Criminal injuries compensation and “Daisy’s Law”
Jessica Muurman, pupil barrister at 12KBW, analyses the recent judgment in R (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) v First-tier Tribunal v GHI [2024] … More
Abolishing limitation in child sexual abuse claims and the IICSA report
Last Thursday the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report with findings and recommendations on a … More
The Whyte Review 2022: physical and psychological injuries in gymnastics
The final report of the Whyte Review into allegations of mistreatment within British Gymnastics (“BG”), was published on 16th June 2022. … More
Limitation in historic sex abuse claims: recent decisions on the exercise of section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980
A series of judgments have already been handed down this year that deal with limitation in historic sex abuse cases. … More
