Does an estate inherit a claim for diminution in value of lost services? Keating (administrator of the estate of Stephen Birtles) v Abdisalan (1) and Aviva Insurance Ltd (2) [2025] EWHC 1926 (KB)

Isaac Hogarth of 12KBW discusses this case, in which he appeared for the successful 2nd Defendant in a strikeout application … More

Young v Downey: Court of Appeal affirms Alcock test for secondary victim claims

Lara Thomas examines the Court of Appeal’s recent confirmation in Young v Downey [2025] EWCA Civ 177 that there is … More

Price v Marston’s Plc [2024] EWHC 1352 (KB): a short case comment

Courts should not lightly depart from precedent and actuarial & statistical tools, such as those based on the Ogden tables, … More