HUGH DAVIES

Call 1982     Middle Temple


Clinical Negligence

Personal injuries

Business and professional risks

Professional Negligence


MA (Oxon)

hdavies@deanscourt.co.uk 

Education

Cheltenham Grammar School and Lincoln College, Oxford (MA)

Publication

APIL’s Guide to Damages
(Co-author) 2004

Cases of interest

Vellino -v- Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2002] 1 WLR 218 CA:
Do the police owe a duty of care not to afford both a temptation to escape and an opportunity of so doing when there is a known risk that the prisoner has a tendency to escape and may do himself real harm in so doing? Should the claim be defeated on grounds of illegality? Lost 2, 1 in Court of Appeal. (Claimant)

Cross -v- Kirklees MBC [1998] 1 ALL ER 561:
Prior to Goodes v- East Sussex the leading case on the duty of a highway authority to clear away snow and ice. (Defendant)

Johnson -v- Stockport MBC Stockport County Court, HHJ Eaglestone 1st February 2002:
Dyslexic pupil recovered £52,500 from the LEA who failed to diagnose and treat his condition when he was at local schools. (Claimant)

Bridge -v- Jackson Manchester High Court, Recorder Machell QC 23rd October 2000:
School girl who suffered a diffuse head injury at 12 years old awarded £2.7million. Settlement approved by the Court. (Claimant)

Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club v- Blackpool BC [1990] 1 WLR 1195 CA:
Claimant followed prescribed format in tendering process but tender overlooked by Defendant. Defendant owed a duty at least to consider the Claimant’s tender. (Defendant)