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Keith Patten

Solicitor & law teacher

Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)

Solicitor & law teacher

Keith Patten, solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors, and law teacher at Newcastle Law School. (keithpatten@thompsons.law.co.uk: www.thompsons.law.co.uk)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Keith Patten welcomes useful guidance about the role of foreseeability in the determination of breach of duty of care

Keith Patten investigates the complex area of law surrounding statutory employment & common law negligence

Keith Patten supports the quest for coherence in personal injury law

The law in relation to secondary psychiatric injury is almost universally accepted to be a mess, says Keith Patten

Removing liability for health & safety regulation breaches would take us back to the 19th century, says Keith Patten

Keith Patten considers the liability of the police

How should the courts apply the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, asks Keith Patten

Eighty years on, Keith Patten traces the legacy of Donoghue v Stevenson

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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