Case report: Dryden v Johnson Matthey plc [2018] UKSC 18

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | June 2018 #166
Asymptomatic physiological changes; actionable injury; economic loss ‘The claimants (appellants) were negligently exposed to platinum salts by their employer in breach of statutory and common law duty. They developed platinum salt sensitivity, in itself an asymptomatic condition.’ In Dryden v Johnson Matthey plc [2018], Lady Black gave the sole judgment for the Supreme Court allowing …

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Case Report: Carder v The University of Exeter [2016] EWCA Civ 790

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | September 2016 #148
Asbestosis; asbestos exposure; liability; actionable damage ‘The Master of the Rolls pointed out that there was an inherent contradiction in the University’s case between accepting it had made a 2.3% contribution to a cumulative disease which causes an individual to be worse off and then seeking to argue that this contribution had made no difference.’ …

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