David Regan
HM Assistant Coroner
David Regan, HM Assistant Coroner, South Wales Central Coroner’s Area. Newlawjournal.co.uk
HM Assistant Coroner
David Regan, HM Assistant Coroner, South Wales Central Coroner’s Area. Newlawjournal.co.uk
“Its practical focus will remain most useful to the less specialist advocate, but it is has much to offer the more seasoned practitioner”
David Regan explores the coronial role in defining the concept of neglect
Reform is needed when juries are summoned for inquests, says David Regan
"Among its strengths are the pithy chapters on particular types of inquest—from mental health, clinical and prison deaths to less frequently explored issues of product related death and military inquests"
The investigation of many individual COVID-19 deaths is likely to give rise to significant controversy, says David Regan
Child claimants as well as adults should be able to recover damages for ‘lost years’, says David Regan
When & how should the Ogden reduction factor be discounted, asks David Regan
David Regan takes the reins of the debate surrounding liability for horse-related injuries
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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