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Archive for 2009
Barcan Woodward Partner cycles to Paris for Action Medical Research
11-Aug-2009 (0 comments)
At the end of July Richard Barcan, one of the founding partners of Barcan Woodward and a clinical negligence specialist based at the firm’s new King Street office, took on his latest long distance cycling challenge. Richard and his wife Helen joined a group of 600 cyclists tackling a route of over 300 miles in 3½ days between London and Paris. They rode through Kent to Dover and then, once…
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Media access to family courts
19-Jun-2009 (0 comments)
Family disputes have always taken place away from the glare of the public in private court hearings in order to protect the confidentiality of the parties involved and, more importantly, the children. However recently there has been some criticism of the fact that that these hearings take place in private, and there has been a call to make the family justice system more open and accountable, while still protecting the…
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Cycle helmets – what the law says
12-Feb-2009 (0 comments)
Cyclists across England and Wales have been thrown into confusion as to whether helmets must now be worn by all as a result of a High Court ruling in January 2009. Robert Smith suffered serious head injuries as a result of a collision with a motorcycle while riding his bike. He claimed substantial damages for his injuries and losses. One of the arguments raised by the motorcyclist’s insurers was that…
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