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Gowling WLG

Disputes 101 – Parent Company Liability In Its Various Forms

When can a UK parent company be held liable for the actions of its subsidiaries? This analysis explores the evolving legal landscape of parent company liability, from negligence claims arising from international operations to alternative routes through economic torts and director duties.

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Professional Negligence Claim Resolved Following £2m Liability

Howard Colman was instructed by a substantial commercial property client to pursue a claim for damages for professional negligence against its former solicitors.

United Kingdom Litigation

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IR Global

Clinical Negligence Update (Video)

Emma Woods provides a clinical negligence update in this webinar. The following cases are covered...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

You (Don’t) Pays Your Money And You (Still) Takes Your Choice

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Recovering Losses From Oenofuture Limited: Specialist Investment Litigation For Fine Wine And Whisky Investors

United Kingdom Commercial

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Giambrone & Partners

Court Of Appeal Refuses Permission For New Defendant To Be Substituted After Expiry Of Limitation Period

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Difficulty Of Brief Medical Records And AI

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Clinical Negligence, PI, Inquests & Inquiries Newsletter

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Shaheen & Anor v Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB) – Silence In Medical Records

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Obvious Risks: The Beautiful Game

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Court Of Appeal Partially Dismisses Judicial Review Challenge To FOS Decision Relating To Client Classification

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Notification And Aggregation In Professional Indemnity Policies: Insights From Ahmed V White & Co

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Duty Of Candour And The Patient Safety Incident Investigation (PSII) Reports: What Patients Need To Know (17 December 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

From Soil To Shares: Professional Advisor Guidance For Farm Divorce (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Lerners LLP

Divorce And Privacy: How Can I Protect My Personal Information? (Video)

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

Tech 10 – NRF Reflections: The Future Of Retail Technology (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Employment Law Update: What's Changing From 6 April 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

The Value Of Interim Payments In Personal Injury And Medical Negligence Claims

Compensation claims for serious injuries can take years to settle. Often, claimants who have been injured will need financial assistance before then.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

I Am Sure I Have Heard This Before - The Plea Of Res Judicata

It is clearly undesirable, and contrary to public policy, for the same issue to be litigated repeatedly among the same parties.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Burness Paull

Understanding Birth Injury Claims: Legal Support For Families Affected By Medical Negligence (28 November 2025)

A birth injury claim is a legal process that seeks compensation for injuries sustained by a mother or baby during childbirth due to medical negligence.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

How Medical Negligence Led To Amputation – Paul's Journey To Recovery With Ali Malsher (Video)

In this powerful and emotional video, Ali Malsher, a partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors, discusses Paul's inspiring journey following a devastating case of medical negligence.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Forgotten Victims Of Diethylstilbestrol: A Fight For Justice Across Generations

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Property Newsletter: October 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Engagement Terms Matter: Court Dismisses Negligence Claim And Clarifies Scope Of Duty For Solicitors

United Kingdom Tax

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Burness Paull

Maternity Negligence: NHS Obstetrics Claims Rise (21 October 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The National Audit Office Report On The Costs Of Clinical Negligence

United Kingdom Litigation

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Browne Jacobson

Defects, Developers And Volunteers In The Era Of The Building Safety Act 2022 - The Supreme Court Decision In URS V BDW [2025] UKSC 21

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Property Newsletter: September 2025

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

A Costly Harvest: Case Focus On The Costs Risks To Defendants In Multi-defendant Claims

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Personal Injury And Clinical Negligence Newsletter: September 2025

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Property Newsletter: September 2025

There's a real buzz in Gatehouse Chambers right now. The hazy stories of sun-drenched down-time have been shared in corridors and over coffees, and have now given way...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Hillsborough Law: What Public Authorities And Service Providers Need To Know

On 16 September 2025, the Government introduced the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill – widely known as the Hillsborough Law – into Parliament.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

A Costly Harvest: Case Focus On The Costs Risks To Defendants In Multi-defendant Claims

A recent decision has underscored the complexities and potential cost implications for defendants involved in multi-party cases.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Personal Injury And Clinical Negligence Newsletter: September 2025

Hello everybody! Welcome to the September edition of Gatehouse's Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter. As the summer heat cools off, some of our barristers here at Gatehouse's PI...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Broker's Negligence Claims Relating To Liability Policies Do Not Require Actual Liability (Norman Hay Marsh Ltd)

United Kingdom Insurance

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Gatehouse Chambers

Valuation Negligence (Bratt v Jones)

Property Disputes analysis: In Bratt v Jones, the Court of Appeal reaffirmed that to establish negligence against a valuer, the claimant must demonstrate both that the valuation fell outside the applicable...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Cover Me! I'm Going In(demnity)

This article considers the role of a claim for an indemnity in professional negligence claims. We ask what lessons can be drawn from the authorities...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

Medical records are obviously a crucial part of a patient's health journey, documenting important information at key points in time during that journey. Such records are a fundamental and necessary resource...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

MJF V University Hospitals Birmingham [2024] – The "Holmesian Fallacy" And The Limits Of A Put To Proof Defence

I blogged previously about the risks of falling prey to the "Holmesian fallacy" in litigation.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Pre-Existing Conditions In Psychiatric Personal Injury Claims

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

URS v BDW – Limitation, Pirelli, And The Reach Of Section 135 BSA 2022

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Hobson v Hammond And Another [2025] – When Is An Omission To Investigate Symptoms Illogical?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Parent Trap: When UK Companies Face Liability For Overseas Harm

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

Bratt v Jones [2025]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Can You Sue Police If They Lose Evidence When Investigating Your Criminal Allegation? (6 June 2025)

United Kingdom Criminal

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Tort, Contribution And Defective Premises Act 1972: Supreme Court Provides Clarity On Liabilities For Historic Building Defects

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

National Rollout Of The ABC Programme: What It Means For Families And Patients' Rights (30 May 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Few Surprises But Welcome Finality From The Supreme Court In URS V BDW – Subject To Some Limited Exceptions

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supreme Court Publishes Decision On URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Devonshires

Anna Christie v Mary Ward Legal Centre & Anor [2025]

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Adding Parties After The Expiry Of Limitation: Office Properties PL Limited (In Liquidation) v Adcamp LLP

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Supporting Life-Changing Work: Hats For Headway And Spinal Injury Association Awareness Day

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

High Stakes And Tight Deadlines: Why Timing In Legal Claims Is Never Simple (13 May 2025)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

The Need For Suitably Thorough Clinical Reviews To Be Followed By Appropriate Action

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bindmans LLP

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Wasted Costs: Procedure And Substance. When, Why And How Will The Court Make An Order Against A Legal Representative (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Webinar Recording: Assessment Of Damages In Professional Negligence Claims (Video)

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1 Chancery Lane

J2J Clinical Negligence Webinar: Session 6 – Procedure Essentials (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Defensive Advising Strategies For Legal Professionals (Video)

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Wilberforce Chambers

AI And Tort Negligence (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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