PROVING THINGS 238: THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE ON LIFE EXPECTANCY LEADS TO A PREDICTABLE RESULT

There are several reasons I want to look at the judgment of David Allan KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in  Riley v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 2417 (KB). The first reason relates to the defendant's attempt to argue that the claimant had a reduced life expectancy. An arg...