A European perspective on the Duty of Candour

1. Where an individual doctor has provided information pursuant to his employer/provider’s duty under the Regulated Activities Regulations 2014, would the subsequent deployment of that information in criminal proceedings offend any individual doctor’s claim to the right against self-incrimination and/or violate Article 6? This short paper seeks to set  out the European perspective. Article 6 […]

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Anthony Haycroft secures an order of conditions for a dentist facing numerous allegations of clinical safety issues

Anthony Haycroft successfully secured an order of conditions for a Spanish dentist facing numerous allegations of both clinical safety issues and widespread record keeping deficiencies. The dentist was working in Cambodia and gave evidence via Skype. All of the recording issues were admitted and some isolated clinical issues but all contested clinical issues were found not […]

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Serjeants’ Inn Chambers wins Chambers of the Year award at the Halsbury Legal Awards 2015

We are delighted to have been named Chambers of the Year at the Halsbury Legal Awards 2015. The award brochure noted: The judges were impressed by this set’s progressive approach which runs in tandem with its strong record on ground-breaking litigation. Effective management and dedicated client management teams have combined to enable it to develop […]

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Altruism, Welfare and the Law

Please click here for details of this new publication by Charles Foster and Jonathan Herring. The book is described by its publishers as contending that: “our welfare is inextricably entangled with that of others, and accordingly law and ethics, in determining our best interests, should recognise the central importance of relationality, the performance of obligations, and […]

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