Case Report: Shaw v Kovac & anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1028

Measure of damages for wrongful invasion of personal autonomy; compensation; cause of action; recusal; alleged bias ‘The claimant argued that there is emphasis on the right of the patient not to be subject to treatment “interfering with [their] bodily integrity” without their informed consent and emphasis on the proposition that due protection should be given …
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Grievance Hearings: Beware of apparent bias

The presence of a person on an employer’s grievance hearing panel who was perceived to be biased could amount to a fundamental breach of contract and give rise to a constructive unfair dismissal, explains David Ludlow ‘The principles of natural justice require that the hearing afforded to the employee is, in all the circumstances, a …
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