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Catastrophic brain injury claims: Assessing mental capacity
Pankaj Madan explores how a party’s capacity affects brain injury litigation ‘If a person is able to understand an explanation of the information relevant to a decision by the use of simple language, visual aids or other means, then they are not to be regarded as unable to understand the information because those adjustments have …
Cases Referenced
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- Bailey v Warren [2006] EWCA Civ 51
- Dunhill v Burgin [2012] EWCA Civ 397
- Dunhill v Burgin [2014] UKSC 18
- Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co [2003] WTLR 259