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Charles Foster

Barrister

Charles Foster is a barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

Barrister

Charles Foster is a barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
“A meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments”

It’s time to adopt a more mature approach to liability, says Charles Foster

What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation

Should pregnant mothers owe a duty to their unborn children? Charles Foster & Julian Savulescu review the legal & ethical issues

Charles Foster examines material contribution in clinical negligence & personal injury litigation

Montgomery is the belated obituary, not the death knell, of medical paternalism, says Charles Foster

Advance decisions for incapacitous patients haven’t been let in through the back door, says Charles Foster

Charles Foster reports on a case that seeks to clarify best interests, in the best interests of clarity

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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