Law firm

Wolferstans

Wolferstans is named as solicitors in at least 17 UK judgments from 2004 to 2024, most often in clinical negligence and commercial disputes.

17
judgments
2
in the last five years
2
in the Supreme Court or Privy Council
5
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Clinical negligence4
  • Commercial disputes3
  • Personal injury3
  • Real estate3
  • Trusts, wills and private client2
  • Family and children2
  • Public and administrative law1
  • Court of Protection and mental health1

Courts

  • Supreme Court2
  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)5
  • High Court10

Judgments by year

  • 20260
  • 20250
  • 20242
  • 20230
  • 20220
  • 20211
  • 20200
  • 20191
  • 20181
  • 20170
  • 20160
  • 20151
  • 20140
  • 20130
  • 20122
  • 20110
  • 20101
  • 20091
  • 20083
  • 20071

Cases later courts cite most

Cases Wolferstans acted in that later judgments cite most often.

Date Case Cited by
14 Nov 2008
[2008] EWHC 2790 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A ski instructor must assess a group by reference to the capabilities of its weakest members. The assessment is prospective and objective, and must take…
4
31 Mar 2015
[2015] EWHC 1038 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A doctor must take reasonable care to ensure that a patient is aware of material risks and reasonable alternatives. Materiality is fact-sensitive and depends…
3

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
26 Jul 2019
[2019] EWHC 1898 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In a clinical negligence claim, a defendant is not negligent where the treatment adopted was supported by a responsible and logically defensible body of…
31 Mar 2015
[2015] EWHC 1038 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A doctor must take reasonable care to ensure that a patient is aware of material risks and reasonable alternatives. Materiality is fact-sensitive and depends…
3
4 Oct 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 1208 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a proprietary estoppel claim based on an assurance of inheritance, the court must assess the assurance, reliance, detriment and unconscionability in their…
1
26 Jan 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 20 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a cumulative-cause medical negligence claim, a claimant succeeds where negligence is proved to have made more than a negligible contribution to injury, even…
17 Jun 2010
[2010] EWCA Civ 936 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On an appeal against findings of fact in a rapidly unfolding road accident, the appellate court must respect the trial judge’s advantage in seeing and hearing…
24 Jun 2009
[2009] EWCA Civ 784 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
In a continuing commercial relationship, prior dealings, mutual trust and an expectation of future business do not themselves create a binding contract. A…
14 Nov 2008
[2008] EWHC 2790 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A ski instructor must assess a group by reference to the capabilities of its weakest members. The assessment is prospective and objective, and must take…
4
22 Apr 2008
[2008] EWCA Civ 414 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An oral agreement for a lease may be enforceable where it concerns a lease taking effect in possession for no more than three years at the best rent which can…
29 Feb 2008
[2008] EWHC 370 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A contractual overage clause referring to development “as residential flats” may distinguish flats available for permanent, year-round residence from…
27 Apr 2007
[2007] EWHC 1141 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A statutory harbour authority may exercise powers fairly regarded as incidental or consequential to its authorised functions, construed sensibly and…
1

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Wolferstans 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 Wolferstans. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.