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Professional-negligence [2026] EWHC 1168 (Ch)

Siem & Ors v Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Siem & Ors v Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP [2026] EWHC 1168 (Ch) (18 May 2026)

Professional negligence claim dismissed after the High Court held WBD had not breached any duty in relation to warranty protections and retention advice.

  • Solicitor's-duty-of-care
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Causation
  • Loss-of-chance
  • Warranty-protections
  • Retention-provisions
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Tort [2026] EWCC 26

Dakin v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dakin v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWCC 26 (12 May 2026)

The court held that an admitted failure to arrange ECG monitoring caused a delayed AF diagnosis, anticoagulation was missed, and the claimant’s stroke was due to that breach.

  • Causation
  • Duty-of-care
  • Clinical-negligence
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Evidential-burden
  • Diagnosis-delay
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Tort [2026] EWHC 1025 (KB)

Devall & Ors v English Electric Company Ltd

Devall & Ors v English Electric Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 1025 (KB) (01 May 2026)

High Court asbestos claim dismissed: the claimants failed to prove that Mr Devall was exposed to asbestos at Sizewell A during his 1965 placement.

  • Asbestos-exposure
  • Mesothelioma
  • Employer's-liability
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Causation
  • Historic-exposure
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Tort-law [2026] EWHC 859 (KB)

Seppings v Crampsie & Son Ltd t/a The New Inn Roughton

Seppings v Crampsie & Son Ltd t/a The New Inn Roughton [2026] EWHC 859 (KB) (23 April 2026)

Trial on liability only in a premises injury claim: the court found the pub breached its duty of care, but the claimant failed to prove causation, so the claim was dismissed.

  • Negligence
  • Occupiers'-liability
  • Workplace-safety
  • Causation
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Occupiers-liability
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Medical-negligence [2026] EWHC 704 (KB)

Guest v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Guest v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 704 (KB) (31 March 2026)

Clinical negligence trial over spinal surgery. The court held a disputed potassium result was spurious and found the cardiac arrest was caused by pulmonary embolism, so the claim was dismissed.

  • Clinical-negligence
  • Causation
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Expert-evidence
  • Spinal-surgery
  • Pulmonary-embolism
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Professional-negligence [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC)

Eiger Funding (PCC) Ltd v Ridge and Partners LLP

Eiger Funding (PCC) Ltd v Ridge and Partners LLP [2026] EWHC 609 (TCC) (16 March 2026)

The High Court held Ridge liable in professional negligence for an unsound monitoring report on a Liverpool development loan, awarding Eiger ÂŁ2.5 million.

  • Duty-of-care
  • Breach-of-duty
  • Causation
  • Conflict-of-interest
  • Construction-project-monitoring
  • Damages
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