Donoghue v Stevenson - what the law textbooks didn't tell you

Time: 12pm - 1pm including buffet lunch pre-lecture
Venue: The Castlegate in the Foundry Room
Cost: Free
Speaker: Jeff Heasman, Director for Legal,Insurance & Maritime Programmes at The Pyramid Group

Donoghue v Stevenson is one of the most celebrated cases in legal history and is often just affectionately referred to as the case of the snail and the ginger beer. There is no doubting that it has influenced the development of the law of negligence across the common law world. However, there are certain aspects to the case that are not dealt with in most of the law books and lectures.

Learning Objectives
This seminar aims to shed a new light on the famous case and to look at it from a very different, and at times, controversial angle.
By the end of the seminar, delegates will be able to:
- Develop and use critical thinking skills to evaluate previously decided law
- Understand the historical context of the development of the law of negligence
- Appreciate more fully the background to the seminal case of Donoghue v Stevenson
- Approach the facts of the case as a modern-day insurer would to decide whether the same outcome would be likely today!

Speaker Biography
Educated to Masters level in International maritime law (including insurance law), Jeff spent many years working as a litigation executive dealing with cases up to the Court of Appeal and also worked with Crawford & Company as a Senior Liability adjuster.
Since that time Jeff has been a lecturer in the law of torts and Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cavendish University in Zambia as well as a Tutor at Swansea University, preparing international students for the study of law in the UK at Bachelors and masters level. Jeff provides training in insurance law and practice to some of the world's most prestigious organisations in various locations across the globe.

Booking
To book your place email: ian.stockley@i.tescobank.com
If you have any questions feel free to contact our Ian our Education Secretary.