Hailsham Chambers

The decision in Chester v Afshar infamously represented a “departure from traditional causation principles”. In this case, the Court of Appeal has clarified and explained the true extent of that departure.

Members of Hailsham’s Professional Negligence Group attended internal training in the use of adjudication in the resolution of professional negligence disputes.

The judgment in Travelers v XYZ suggests that insurers should think carefully about how they act in any case that involves both insured and uninsured elements.