Civil Liability

What Does Consent Really Mean?

39 Essex Chambers invite you to an open floor discussion on issues around consent to sexual relationships. The panel will discuss a range of issues looking at consent in different… Read more »

Seminar Archive Susan Rodway QC, Emily Formby, Nicola Greaney, Katharine Scott, Nicola Kohn 09th October 2019

Clinical Negligence A Practical Guide: Product Liability in a Medical Context

Neil Block QC, Romilly Cummerson and Emma Corkill have written a chapter, titled ‘Product liability in a medical context‘ in the Eighth Edition of Lewis and Buchan: Clinical Negligence A… Read more »

News, Articles Neil Block QC, Romilly Cummerson, Emma Corkill 08th October 2019

Medico-Legal Issues in Oncology

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting AvMA’s course on ‘Medico-Legal Issues in Oncology‘. Susan Rodway QC will be chairing and Nicola Greaney will be speaking. This… Read more »

Seminar Archive Susan Rodway QC, Nicola Greaney 18th September 2019

Daniel Kozelko

13th September 2019

Nicholas Higgs

13th September 2019

Sadie Crapper succeeds for paralysed claimant in road traffic accident case

Sadie succeeded in establishing primary liability against a van driver who caused a horrific accident leaving her client paralysed.  Judgment was handed down on 30 July 2019 following a three… Read more »

News Sadie Crapper 31st July 2019

Court strikes out ‘fraudulent’ claim as an abuse of process at interlocutory hearing – Matthews v Bupa

Angela Rainey, representing the Defendant at a two-day hearing, commented that this case was “one of the most blatant examples of a dishonestly exaggerated injury that she had seen in… Read more »

News Angela Rainey 01st May 2019

Irish Government And The ITF Agree Deal To Protect Migrant Workers From Slavery

Matthias Kelly QC (instructed by Mason Hayes and Curran) successfully led a legal team representing the International Transport Federation (ITF), a global federation of Transport Unions, in a unique legal… Read more »

News Matthias Kelly QC 29th April 2019

British Claims Awards 2019

39 Essex Chambers is delighted to be shortlisted for “Barristers’ Chambers of the Year” in the British Claims Awards 2019. The British Claims Awards celebrate the achievements and progress made… Read more »

NewsArray 16th April 2019

Permission granted by the Supreme Court in Henderson v Dorset Healthcare.

The Supreme Court has granted Ms Henderson (who instructs Katie Scott – led by Nicholas Bowen QC of Doughty Street) permission to appeal. The issue before the Court is whether… Read more »

News Judith Ayling, Katharine Scott 21st March 2019