William Dean

9 Gough Chambers

William Dean is a barrister and mediator who practises from 9 Gough Chambers in London. He has a mixed practice, focussing on matters involving personal injury, civil litigation, family work and regulatory and criminal cases; and he acts for individuals, businesses, government departments/agencies and others.

He writes for the Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service, edits the Landlord and Tenant Reports and is a contributor to Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims (2nd edition), the APIL Guide to RTA Liability (3rd edition) and Clinical Negligence Claims (3rd and 4th editions). He is a regular speaker on topics related to his work. He is an examiner for the Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences.

Practice Areas

Panels

Contributing Author
Other Publications

Qualified Year

2011

Membership

South Eastern Circuit
Personal Injuries Bar Association
London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
Family Law Bar Association
Criminal Bar Association
The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

2 Contributions by William Dean

PRACTICE NOTES

Allergen and ingredient labelling offences under the Food Information Regulations 2014 reg 10 (England): strict liability, Natasha’s Law and sentencing

Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (the Assimilated FIC) sets out the overarching principles, requirements and responsibilities for food information, and in particular food labelling, in the UK. The Food Information Regulations 2014 (FIR 2014), SI 2014/1855, provide the national enforcement framework for England. For details of the obligations placed on food business operators under these rules, see Practice Note: Food information and food labelling law. Offences under the Food Information Regulations Under FIR 2014, SI 2014/1855, reg 10, a failure to comply with specified provisions of the Assimilated FIC and FIR 2014 amounts to an offence. No mens rea is set out for this offence, making it one of strict liability. The reg 10 offence sits alongside the powers of food authorities to enforce FIR 2014, SI 2014/1855. General FIC provisions relevant to the reg 10 offence FIR 2014, SI 2014/1855, reg 10 refers to a series of general provisions in Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 that underpin the offences outlined below. These general provisions are identified below. Article 9(1)(c) of the Assimilated FIC requires the indication of any ingredient or processing...

Corporate Crime

PRACTICE NOTES

Civil claims involving children in England and Wales: CPR Part 21 litigation friends, limitation, pleadings/service, vulnerability, settlement approval/investment, costs, occupiers’ and school liability, playground/sporting accidents, contributory negligence

A child means any person under 18. Practitioners must heed crucial procedural points in matters involving children, with CPR 21 setting out the core provisions. Where a child features in a claim, they are most often the claimant pursuing the case, though proceedings can, on occasion, be issued against children... Litigation friends Requirement for a litigation friend In civil proceedings, a child must conduct the case through a litigation friend, unless the court directs otherwise. Before a litigation friend is appointed, and without needing the court’s permission, the only steps permitted are: issuing and serving a claim form applying for the appointment of a litigation friend Unless the court orders otherwise, a person may not, without permission, make an application against a child before proceedings have begun, or take any step in the proceedings—other than issuing and serving a claim form or applying for the appointment of a litigation friend—until a litigation friend has been appointed. This covers any application for default judgment—see Practice Notes: Obtaining default judgment—procedure—Application for default judgment—when is it required? Default judgment—the judgment itself—What can be ordered where ...

PI & Clinical Negligence

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