Lawcast: Recent Episodes
DAC Beachcroft LLP
Created by DAC Beachcroft, this podcast examines legal topics across the full range of business sectors: from insurance, cyber risks, health regulation and NHS policy, real estate, commercial law and employment law. We publish podcasts on Wednesdays, and aim to examine the hottest topics in law and to address the questions and challenges faced by legal professionals and business professionals in the UK and internationally.
This podcast follows the launch of our Crisis Room app, which you can find out more about here: https://innovation.dacbeachcroft.com/crisis-app/
Discussion of the Health and Care Bill across the NHS tends to focus on the structural changes it will bring. This is of course understandable given the focus on delivery of the backlog and concerns about the impact of any reorganisation. However, in the long run, it is the statutory Triple Aim which has the greatest potential to change how the NHS works for the benefit of patients, staff and communities.
In this episode of Lawcast, we look back the themes within our recent Health Adviser article, ‘M&A: Healthcare transformation drives dealmaking resurgence’.
James Reed, partner at DACB partner specialising in domestic and cross border M&A, joint ventures and other corporate and commercial arrangements, is joined by Tim Webster, Co-Founder and Operations Director at S12 Solutions to examine how the transformation of healthcare continues to drive M&A activity.
In this episode of Lawcast, we look back the themes within our recent Health Adviser article, ‘The Power of Local Autonomy in Delivering Healthcare’.
Join Charlotte Burnett, DACB partner specialising in integration within the NHS and between the NHS and independent providers, and Tracey Vell, Clinical Director at Health Innovation Manchester, as they examine how local autonomy can be harnessed for the good of the local and national community.
In this episode of Lawcast, Emma Bowens, Partner in the Regulatory, Safety, Health and Environment team is joined by Darryn Hale, a Senior Associate at DAC Beachcroft who is a specialist in data protection issues, to discusses aggression and violence in the workplace, the use of body worn cameras as a control measure and the data protection issues that arise.
In this episode of Lawcast Partner and Head of Cyber & Data Risk Hans Allnutt talks to Senior Associate Eleanor Ludlam about the steps you can take to be ready for a cyber crisis. Together they discuss some of things they have seen managing cyber crises, as well as providing insight into best practice and the pitfalls that can be avoided.
In this latest episode of Lawcast we are joined by Ted Baker, Chief Inspector at CQC, to discuss some of the themes covered in our latest Health Adviser article 'Regulation reimagined: Supporting transformation'. Corinne Slingo, partner at DAC Beachcroft, leads the conversation with Ted Baker to examine how the CQC is currently adapting to support healthcare transformation.
In this latest episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft's Emma Bowens, partner in the Regulatory, Safety, Health and Environment team, is joined by her colleague Rhian Greaves, a Legal Director based in our Manchester office. Together, they discuss the up-coming changes to allergen labelling requirements for some pre-packaged food, that will be introduced from 1st October 2021. They examine what is happening, why it is happening and who will be impacted.
In this latest episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft experts Emma Fuller and Helen Mason look at some of the key issues raised in our latest Vehicle Hire & Damage Workshop. Primarily they examine how the predicted change in behaviours to Vehicle Damage Fraud Claims following the reforms are now being realised, and what steps can be taken now that the number of Fraud claims are on the rise.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we look back at the article 'A new delivery model for mental health' which was featured in our previous edition of Health Adviser magazine, and we examine what has been happening with mental health services since it was published.
Fears over personal safety, the psychological impact of national lockdowns, and lingering uncertainty around job security have all fed into a new wave of wellbeing concerns. Our experts Gill Weatherill (partner) and Anna Hart (partner) discuss the impact that this is having on the mental health sector, which is now also facing significant changes in the year ahead.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we look at professional indemnity claims against insurance brokers and risk management measures to avoid such claims. Marcus Campbell, Head of Insurance Brokers’ E&O, and Partner, Sarah Crowther, who specialises in defending insurance brokers, speak to Stephen Mooney of idRisk, about the role of the expert witness in such cases.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we cover one of the issues that we focused on in our latest edition of Health Adviser magazine, which explores how the future patient experience continues to change in response to global trends, such as technological evolution and the more immediate short term impacts of the pandemic.
Stan Campbell, partner at DAC Beachcroft, is joined by his colleagues Andrea Proudlock, Legal Director, and Lesley Hughes, a Consultant and expert in all aspects of commercial property litigation.
The full Health Adviser article is available online here: https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/es/gb/articles/2021/january/the-future-patient-experience-and-what-this-means-for-infrastructure/
In this latest episode of Lawcast, Ciaran Claffey, Legal Director at DAC Beachcroft is joined by Sangita Bodalia, Head of Legal (Early Notification Team) at NHS Resolution to discuss some key messages around the Early Notification Scheme, which is a key initiative to achieving safer maternity care and a key focus area for NHS Resolution.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest edition of Lawcast, partners Alex Lock, Udara Ranasinghe and associate Michael Horrocks discuss three main issues in relation to whistleblowing, including, the impact of increased health and safety concerns on whistleblowing, and the increase in applications for interim relief and what this means in practice on the ground for HR teams managing disclosures.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by Nnenna Osuji (currently Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive at Croydon Health Services and Joint Clinical Lead for South West London, and soon to be Chief Executive of North Middlesex University Hospital), and Ben Morrin (Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust). He is also joined by Udara Ranasinghe, partner at DAC Beachcroft and expert in health employment law.
This third episode in the White Paper, White Light series considers how system leadership across different organisations in healthcare has manifested itself during the pandemic. Including how group models, ICS and regional levels of system leadership have worked, and how these may develop in light of the White Paper.
Mike, Nnenna, Ben and Udara explore some of the practical issues of leading across organisations, staff sharing, and how Memorandums of Understanding could be a model for the future. They also discuss how EDI legislation may impact upon system workforce.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest edition of Lawcast, Paul McGough, partner, and Jemma Gillson, Senior Associate, discuss the CQC’s recent report on ‘Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) decisions. They examine the report’s recommendations for a more consistent, national approach to DNACPR conversations and documentation in the context of wider advance care planning, as well as an urgent need for more robust oversight of how DNACPR decisions are made.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by Ann Beasley (Chair of South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust and Vice Chair of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Peter Molyneux (Chair of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), and Hamza Drabu (Commercial Partner in DAC Beachcroft's health sector team).
This is the second episode from our White Paper, White Light podcast series, and it focuses on Provider Collaboratives, which is a key topic within the White Paper, as a vehicle for both delivering back office efficiencies and driving service transformation.
In this episode we seek to call on the experience and insights of Mike, Ann, Peter and Hamza to understand some of the work that has already taken place in terms of collaboration, and the implications of the White Paper proposals on developing different models.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by a range of interesting leaders from across the health sector, including Rob Walsh (Chief Exec of North East Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire CCG) and Jonathan McShane (Integrated Care Convener at City & Hackney CCG). Mike is also joined by DAC Beachcroft's partner and legal expert in integration and health policy change and implementation, Charlotte Burnett.
This is the first episode of our White Paper, White Light series, and it focuses on the the importance of ‘place’ in the joining up of health and care services to support people to live well. Places vary by population and geography, and they also vary in the history and strength of the connections between the key agencies that make joined up services and improvement to outcomes happen.
The most successful integrated care systems have often concentrated on developing the places within their wider geography to thrive and to find shared priorities to work on.
In this episode, our experts share their thoughts on how they work to strike the right balance between what needs to be prescribed by legislation and other means, and what should rightly be left to local and system level decisions to get primacy of place right.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we cover one of the issues that we focused on in our latest edition of Health Adviser magazine, which compares the different national approaches to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, Hamza Drabu, partner at DACB, speaks to Sam Cronin, Healthcare Innovation Manager at the UK Israel Tech Hub. They discuss comparisons between the Israel and UK approaches as healthcare systems continue to improvise and adapt to the challenges presented.
For access to all Health Adviser articles visit: dacbeachcroft.com/health-adviser
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, David Kennedy, Senior Associate, John Sheehy, Partner, Sheila Reidy BL and Judge Bernard Barton, discuss the new Judicial Guidelines for Personal Injuries awards in the Republic of Ireland that are set to be introduced into law on 24th April.
In this second episode of a two-part series, we discuss the expected impact of the guidelines on the Irish court system and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. We also explore the potential impact of the reforms on the insurance market in Ireland generally.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, David Kennedy, Senior Associate, John Sheehy, Partner, Sheila Reidy BL and Judge Bernard Barton, discuss the new Judicial Guidelines for Personal Injuries awards in the Republic of Ireland that are set to be introduced into law on 24th April.
In the first episode of a two-part series, we discuss how the guidelines are set to impact personal injuries claims in Ireland and how we expect they will be implemented going forward.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we cover one of the issues that we focused on in our latest edition of Health Adviser magazine, which compares the different national approaches to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, Hamza Drabu, partner at DACB, speaks to Chase Spurlock, CEO and Founder of Decode Health, to discuss comparisons between the US and UK approaches as healthcare systems continue to improvise and adapt to the challenges presented.
For access to all Health Adviser articles visit: dacbeachcroft.com/health-adviser
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, partners Alex Lock, Richard Loxley and legal director, Kate Galloway, look at the on-going disruption that the coronavirus pandemic and multiple lockdowns have caused to employment tribunal litigation.
The issues they discuss include the number of claims issued and disposed of during the pandemic and where that leaves the system as society starts to unlock, remote tribunals and how COVID-19 has changed the litigation dynamic.
In this episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft's experts in Employment law look at some of the pension issues arising as part of the legacy of COVID-19.
Alex Lock (Head of Employment), Neil Bhan and Rebecca Smith discuss the issues around pension contribution and salary sacrifice, pension-related redundancy issues and pension issues which may arise as a result of an employee’s unfortunate death in service.
In DAC Beachcroft's latest podcast, our health sector expert, Hamza Drabu, seeks the views and insights of three industry experts - Anna King (Commercial Director at Health Innovation Network), Lesley Soden (Programme Director at Health Innovation Network), and Chris Thomas (Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research). Together, they discuss the emergence and adoption of new digital healthcare solutions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
These new digital solutions were designed to ease pressure on health services and many of them are cutting-edge. However, the challenge now is to identify technologies with real potential to make a difference long-term, and this podcast takes a look at what has worked and what has not.
Read the original article in full here: https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/articles/2021/january/mirage-or-oasis-navigating-rapid-changes-in-the-digital-landscape/
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, employment experts Alex Lock, Georgina Rowley and Rose Jakeman, discuss some of the issues around redundancies and reorganisations as part of the legacy of Covid-19.
Three key issues up for discussion in this podcast include: when can a redundancy be triggered? What are the practical impacts of Covid-19 on the redundancy process? And, what legacy will the pandemic leave on the redundancy process?
In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast Partner Barry Reynolds talks to Senior Associate Aisling Parkinson about remote working in Ireland. Together they discuss government plans to embed remote working as a sustainable model, and the risks arising from remote working. This episode is the second in a two part GC ‘Get Connected’ series aimed at General Counsels and other senior decision makers in Ireland.
In DAC Beachcroft’s latest episode of Lawcast, Paul McGough and Helen Kingston discuss the government’s White Paper proposals for Mental Health Act reform, focusing on some of the stand-out elements of the proposals and their potential practical impact, to assist mental health practitioners and provider organisations as they consider their response to the consultation.
In this first episode of our ‘COVID-19 Legacy’ Lawcast series Partners Alex Lock, Deborah Hely and Legal Director Ceri Fuller, discuss some of the Employment issues around homeworking and flexible working. Together, they discuss three main issues including the current working from home issues employers are grappling with, how to handle flexible working requests now working from home is the new normal and planning for the future.
In this episode of Lawcast, our Head of Regulatory claims, Sally Roff, is joined by Kevin Hard, director of Inspiration-all ltd, to discuss the importance of leadership and managing change to develop a healthy business, particularly during the global pandemic.
In this episode of Lawcast, Chris Baranowski, Partner in the Regulatory, Safety, Health and Environment team at DAC Beachcroft is joined by Ian Manners, Head of Environmental Regulatory to discuss the key topics highlighted at this year’s regulatory conference; including vehicle operator licences and environmental waste regulation.
In this episode of Lawcast, Chris Baranowski, Partner in the Regulatory, Safety, Health and Environment team is joined by Matthew Breakell, Head of Health & Safety Commercial Solutions and Ian Manners, Head of Environmental Regulatory. They discuss some of the key topics highlighted at this year’s Regulatory Conference; including HSE regulation activity and the potential impact of lone working.
In this episode of Lawcast, Corinne Slingo (partner and Head of Healthcare Regulatory And Diane Hallatt (partner) discuss the CQC’s draft revised Duty of Candour guidance for health and social providers. They take a look at its practical impact and endeavour to answer the popular questions.
In this episode of Lawcast, Partner Khurram Shamsee and Legal Director Ceri Fuller, discuss some of the data protection and discrimination issues around diversity. Together, they discuss how employers' approach to diversity monitoring has evolved recently and the reasons for this, how to manage discrimination risks and data protection concerns when taking steps to make the workplace more diverse, and whether it is possible to take a global perspective on this issue.
In this latest episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft's Sarah Crowther is joined by Phil Murrin and Graham Ludlam to examine the knowledge and policy thresholds for the Insured's notification of circumstances
This is Part 2 of their series on notifications.
In our latest episode of Lawcast, two of our experts in mental health discuss the new digital forms for mental health practitioners (MHA electronic forms) that came into effect on 1 December. They tell us about the possibilities, pitfalls and practicalities of the forms, and what this means for clinicians treating patients in needs of mental health care.
You can also read more about what this means for practitioners, here: https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/articles/2020/october/e-mailing-mha-forms-making-sense-of-the-changes-coming-soon/
In this episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft's Emma Bowens is joined by Charlotte Le Maire, Head of Criminal Motor Defence and Andrew Drewary, a Road Safety Consultant to discuss managing road risks and the new product they are offering called ‘Resilience’.
In this latest episode of Lawcast, partner Anna Hart and associate Alan O'Beirne discuss the impact of the latest Government guidance on conducting visits to care homes in the current lockdown. They examine the contents of the guidance and what it means for social care providers, and the challenges that remain in ensuring that visiting arrangements can remain as meaningful and personal as possible for their service users and families, whilst continuing to mitigate the ongoing risks of the COVID-19 virus.
In this episode of Lawcast, we discuss block (or blanket) notifications under Financial Lines insurance policies. These are often referred to as “hornets’ nests” or “cans of worms”, and in this episode Sarah Crowther, Phil Murrin and Graham Ludlam, all partners in our Global Insurance team, discuss these in more detail.
In this episode of Lawcast, we look at the workplace in the age of Covid-19. Our expert Emma Bowens looks at some of the challenges organisations may face when managing a COVID Secure workplace, and in particular the practical issues that can arise when an employee tests positive for COVID-19.
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In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the trends we have been seeing in data breach claims. This is the fifth and final in a series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors: Hans Allnutt, Head of Cyber & Data Risk at DAC Beachcroft, talks to Senior Associate, Sophie Devlin. Together, they discuss why there has been an increase in data breach compensation claims in the last two years, what trends we might see in the future, and tips for responding to a data breach to minimise liability.
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In this episode of Lawcast, we discuss the trends we have been seeing in data subject access requests (DSARs). This is the fourth of a series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors.
Hans Allnutt, Head of Cyber & Data Risk at DAC Beachcroft, talks to Chartered Legal Executive, Yassar Lodhi, and together they discuss why there has been an increase in DSARs since the implementation of the GDPR, the time pressures for completing a DSAR, and what happens when a DSAR is not met.
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In this episode we offer solutions to legal challenges in the world of Safety, Health and Environmental law, focusing on your legal defence, protecting your interests and helping you achieve legal compliance.
In this episode, Partner Emma Bowens looks at the difficult issue of RIDDOR reporting in relation to COVID-19 cases in the workplace, and shares some practical tips on whether to report cases or not.
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In this episode of Lawcast our experts Helen Dandridge and Ciaran Claffey are joined by Dr Jackie Martin and Dr Robin Gosh to discuss the issue of taking consent from patients and the impact that COVID-19 has had on clinicians.
Jackie is Clinical Director and Governance Clinical Lead for Specialised Cancer Services at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Robin Ghosh the Deputy Medical Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, and both share their experiences of how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed their consent taking process.
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In this episode of Lawcast we discuss recent data protection developments in Ireland. This is the the third in our series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors.
DAC Beachcroft's legal experts based in Dublin, Rowena McCormack, partner, and Charlotte Burke, Associate, discuss the role of the Data Protection Commission, the nature of the first fine handed down by the commission under the GDPR, and the one-stop principal.
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In this episode of Lawcast we take a look at what this year’s Subsidence Forum training day will feature, including a tree root subsidence mock trial.
Hosted by Partner Sarah Dodd in our Claims Solutions Group, she is joined by Ron Mace, Chair of the Subsidence Forum, to outline how the training day will operate this year, what to expect from this year’s event and how you can register to attend.
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In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the impact of the GDPR on the health sector since its enforcement. In the second of a series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors, Rhiannon Webster, Head of Information Law at DAC Beachcroft, talks to Senior Associate, Darryn Hale. Together they discuss how patient awareness of data has increased, the effects of COVID-19 on health information, and what challenges are being faced as the health sector begins to embrace technology.
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In our latest episode of Lawcast, our experts Emma Fuller and Helen Mason take a further look at the latest updates and developments in vehicle hire and damage claims.
The podcast finalises the summary of outputs from our recent hire and damage workshops, with this edition focusing on case law, reform and vehicle hire fraud.
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In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the impact of the GDPR on the financial services sector since its enforcement.
In the first of a series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors, Rhiannon Webster, Head of Information Law at DAC Beachcroft, talks to Senior Associate, Charlotte Halford. Together they discuss the GDPR compliance challenges financial services companies are now facing due to the ever increasing technological developments.
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In our latest episode of Lawcast, our experts Emma Fuller and Helen Mason look at the latest updates and developments in vehicle hire and damage claims.
The podcast summarises the outputs from our recent hire and damage workshops. This episode includes discussions on the impact of COVID-19 both in the long and short term.
Part two, which will follow shortly, will discuss case law and reform as well as vehicle hire fraud.
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In our latest episode of Lawcast, our experts Thomas Jordan and Jonathan Mitchell look at the latest updates and developments in Disease claims.
They look at a wide variety of topics including the latest information on COVID-19, the potential risk of Legionnaires’ disease for businesses following lockdown, Occupational Stress (could boredom be classed as a workplace illness?), an update on the Roundup settlement which was recently handed down in the US, and the latest in Asbestos claims.
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In this latest episode of Lawcast we take a look at the recent case of London Borough of Tower Hamlets v A & KF, which looks at the legal guidance around determining whether a person has capacity to make their own decisions about where they live and the care they receive.
Sarah Woods (Senior Associate) and Helen Dandridge (Associate) discuss the case and seek to demystify the details in order to generate clarity around the issues and provide useful insight for more practical application and context.
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In this episode of Lawcast we focus on homeworking during 'lockdown', and the effects that this has had on the health and safety of the country’s workforce.
Chris Baranowski, Regulatory Partner at DAC Beachcroft hosts the discussion with experts Ed Milne (Director, Guildford Ergonomics), Carolyn Yeoman (Business Psychologist, Highly Yeoman Limited) and DAC beachcroft's Head of Regulatory, Sally Roff.
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In this episode of Lawcast we look at the issue of work place stress which will be discussed by Catrin Davis, Clare Hughes-Williams, Sophie Ruffles and Sally Roff from our Solicitors Risk team.
Work place stress is a hot topic and the newly implemented Standards and Regulations for solicitors and the role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will place more responsibility on employers to safeguard employees. In this episode we discuss the key issues around workplace stress, mental health and how the overall wellbeing of colleagues is key to the health of its business.
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In this latest episode of Lawcast we discuss the future of property claims.
Following our Claims Solutions Group Property Future Series Conference, Sarah Dodd and Ann Isaacs take a look at some of the hot topics highlighted at the event. These included the impact that Japanese Knotweed claims are having on Local Authorities and Insurers, how Climate Change is driving new types of insurance claims, the rise in Cavity Wall Insulation claims, and how Cyber threats can by physical as well as digital.
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In this episode of Lawcast we examine the difficult issues which arise when things go wrong between solicitors and their clients.
Law firms and risk lawyers often want to know how to deal with difficult issues which arise when things go wrong between solicitors and their clients. In this episode, Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford and Laura Stewart from our Insurance team discuss how best to handle these difficult situations, and share some anonymised examples of how some difficult situations were managed in the past year.
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In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the interesting and potentially important decision of Master Davison in the Mustard v Flower & Ors case, which focuses on the matter of covert recording during medical examinations and whether this is admissible as evidence.
Ciaran Claffey, a Senior Associate in Clinical Risk at DACB, is joined by Adrian Cottam, a Partner in DAC Beachcroft's CSG team who specialises in catastrophic personal injury cases, including brain injury. Adrian and Ciaran set the background and the context for Master Davison's decision, dissect the important issues that had to be addressed in this case, and discuss the outcome of what the Master decided.
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