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Medico-legal News – Autumn 2026

A few interesting medical cases from the last 6 months:- Negligence Court of Protection Inquests Regulatory COURT OF PROTECTION – Re ‘Direct Payments’ [2026] EWCOP 42 (T2) ‘…some authority beyond what is incorporated in the “general” authority of a property [...]

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Philip Sayce accepts offer of tenancy

Magdalen Chambers are delighted to announce that Philip Sayce has accepted an invitation to join chambers after successfully completing pupillage. Philip is building a practice in Injury law, Inquests, Housing and Employment/Disciplinary and has gained significant experience in the courts [...]

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Newsletters Magdalen Chambers

Medico-legal News – Spring 2026

A few interesting medical cases from the last 6 months:- Negligence Court of Protection Inquests Regulatory NEGLIGENCE – Shaheen & Anor v. Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB) The Court found that the GP defendant ‘…failed to tell/inform the deceased that [...]

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Alec Hancock Disbursements Decoded

“Come Fly With Me: A Very Montreal Way to Get Injured”

Two passengers are flying to Majorca, one sitting at the front and the other at the back of the plane. Both were injured approximately simultaneously during the flight. The front passenger was returning from the bathroom and slipped on a [...]

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Legal representatives signing statements of truth – is it worth the risk?

With ongoing uncertainty about what constitutes 'conducting litigation' rather than ‘assisting in conducting litigation,' pending any clarification from the Court of Appeal in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, many may turn to the CPR to determine which actions non-authorised litigators [...]

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