Day: 8th May 2017

Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 151 A majority of the Court of Appeal (McCombe LJ dissenting) concluded that there was no general duty for receptionists at Accident & Emergency units to keep patients informed about likely waiting times. The appellant had suffered a he...

A claimant sought damages for severe personal injuries and consequential loss suffered after a large tree had fallen across a road and onto the vehicle he was driving in 2012. The land was owned by D1. D1 organised inspections of the trees every 3 years, and D2 had been instructed to inspect and rep...