Practice areas
Courts
Counsel most often instructed
Judgments by year
Cases later courts cite most
Cases Bolt Burdon Kemp acted in that later judgments cite most often.
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 26 Apr 2023 |
[2023] UKSC 15 · Supreme Court
Vicarious liability requires two conditions. The relationship between the defendant and tortfeasor must be employment or akin to employment. The tort must also…
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10 |
| 18 Feb 2020 |
[2020] EWCA Civ 180 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether to disapply the limitation period for a historic abuse claim, the court may assess the claimant’s credibility against the credibility of…
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9 |
| 2 Jul 2008 |
[2008] EWHC 1496 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
The lawfulness of a transitional pension scheme depends on whether the chosen cut-off date has a rational connection with the problem addressed. A scheme may…
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7 |
| 21 Oct 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 2648 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, a personal injury claim must be dismissed where the claimant is entitled to damages but has been…
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6 |
| 13 Nov 2009 |
[2009] EWCA Civ 1203 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A person who entrusts work to an apparently competent independent contractor ordinarily discharges the duty to take reasonable care and is not liable for the…
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6 |
Recent cases
| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 31 Jul 2026 |
[2026] EWHC 2020 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
An employer’s duty to take reasonable care extends to work-related travel, but liability depends on a risk being reasonably foreseeable and sufficiently…
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| 26 Apr 2023 |
[2023] UKSC 15 · Supreme Court
Vicarious liability requires two conditions. The relationship between the defendant and tortfeasor must be employment or akin to employment. The tort must also…
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10 |
| 21 Oct 2022 |
[2022] EWHC 2648 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, a personal injury claim must be dismissed where the claimant is entitled to damages but has been…
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6 |
| 6 May 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 1179 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
An open compensation scheme is not protected by without prejudice privilege merely because it forms part of an alternative dispute resolution process.…
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| 15 Mar 2021 |
[2021] EWCA Civ 356 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Vicarious liability has two stages. The relationship must be capable of giving rise to liability, and the tort must be sufficiently closely connected with it.…
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| 3 Feb 2021 |
[2021] EWHC 180 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Where a proposed settlement includes claims belonging to protected parties, the court must determine whether the settlement and any apportionment are in their…
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| 25 Feb 2020 |
[2020] EWHC 310 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Informed consent requires a patient to receive sufficient comprehensible information about the proposed treatment, its material risks and reasonable…
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| 18 Feb 2020 |
[2020] EWCA Civ 180 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether to disapply the limitation period for a historic abuse claim, the court may assess the claimant’s credibility against the credibility of…
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9 |
| 12 Nov 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 3090 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Where litigation disclosure is expected to continue over time, parties should agree an early, regular and intelligible strategy for providing identified…
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| 5 Feb 2019 |
[2019] EWHC 480 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A Part 36 offer may remain effective despite a formal or technical defect where the defect causes no real uncertainty or prejudice and is properly treated as…
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| 14 Jan 2016 |
[2016] EWCA Civ 11 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In assessing breach of a duty of care, the court must evaluate the risk in context. Relevant considerations include the likelihood and seriousness of…
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| 3 Nov 2015 |
[2015] EWCA Civ 1120 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The common-law defence of tender before claim is unavailable for unliquidated damages. The Civil Procedure Rules, including their glossary, regulate practice…
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Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Bolt Burdon Kemp is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Bolt Burdon Kemp. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.