Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20221 min readVICARIOUS LIABILITYLimitation Case TVZ v Manchester City Football Club Ltd [2022] EWHC 7, Hugh Court Facts Eight men who had been sexually abused by a...
Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20222 min readHealth and safety in schools: teacher assaulted by pupilIn the recent case of Cunningham v Rochdale Metropolitan Council (2021) the Court of Appeal gave judgment in a case involving the...
Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20222 min readCrown immunity and the rule of law (3)Civil proceedings Until 1948 the Crown could not be made a party to a civil action. This was an offshoot of the principle of sovereign...
Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20224 min readCrown immunity and the rule of law (2)Recent examples In June 2018 prison officers were taking part in a petrol bomb training exercise. This was part of an eight-day...
Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20224 min readCrown Immunity and the rule of lawThe case of John Wynne and the Royal Mint The case of John Wynne, employed by the Royal Mint at Llantrisant, South Wales highlighted the...
Robert SpicerFeb 10, 20224 min readTHE DECLINE OF LEGAL AIDLEGAL AID Legal aid was conceived as a cornerstone of the welfare state. The system was created by the Legal Aid etc Act 1949 as part of...