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Duty of Care and Assumption of Responsibility

Run Time
70 Minutes
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Available Until
26/09/2026

Price £130.00

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Description

In this webinar, Martyn McLeish and Grace Corby from Cloisters discuss duty of care and assumption of responsibility. They cover the following:

  • Duty of care:
    • Introduction: the cause of action
    • Legal analysis of the duty of care: the past
    • Legal analysis of the duty of care: the modern approach
    • The modern approach in personal injury litigation
    • Issues in relation to duty of care: Clinical Negligence
    • Clinical negligence: duty of care and liability
    • Duty of care and public authorities
  • Assumption of responsibility
  • The Human Rights Act.

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This webinar has been accredited 1.75 CPD points by APIL Training for personal injury CPD.

Viewing this webinar will help solicitors to meet the following requirements set out in the Statement of solicitor competence:

  • A2 - Maintain competence and legal knowledge.
  • A4 - Draw on detailed knowledge/understanding.

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Speakers

Martyn McLeish

Head of Chambers

Cloisters

Martyn McLeish is Head of Chambers.

Martyn McLeish is an established clinical negligence and personal injury barrister, widely known for handling high-value and high-profile cases. 

Martyn was called in 1997 and has practised in personal injury ever since. His personal injury case load covers the full variety of employers' liability, public liability, and road traffic, cases of maximum severity, including spinal and psychiatric injury. 

Martyn joined Cloisters in 2006 and has since then developed a Claimant based clinical negligence practice. His work covers the full range of high value clinical negligence work including maximum severity cerebral palsy cases. 

Martyn is a contributor to the new edition of Charles Lewis' book, Clinical Negligence, edited by Andrew Buchan, and wrote the chapters covering duty of care, breach of duty, and costs. 

Martyn is a member of the Bar Council CFA Committee and the PIBA Executive Committee.
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Grace Corby

Barrister

Cloisters

Grace’s practice spans across employment, discrimination, clinical negligence, personal injury and public law.   

She is a sought-after junior, which she balances with her own busy court and paperwork practice. She is good on her feet, with strong interpersonal skills. At all stages of litigation, she provides pragmatic and clear advice, alongside concise drafting work. Prior to transferring to the Bar, Grace graduated with a first-class degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford.
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