Clinical negligence
Heading off a litigation storm
Serious covid-19 has legal implications for clinicians and heightens the risk of negligence claims, says Gemma Lindfield
My apologies
Steven Baylis considers whether an Apologies Bill could lead to a decrease in the number of compensation claims
A high bar
The courts have considered what a responsible and logical body of doctors would have done in similar circumstances, as Dr Jock Mackenzie explains
Major trauma legal-medico group launched
A new national service for individuals affected by major trauma has been launched by a group of leading law firms and medics
Hatch Brenner Solicitors adds clinical negligence team from rival firm
Morgan Jones Pett clinical negligence team joins fellow Norwich-based firm
Enable Law acquires three specialist teams from Blake Morgan
Clinical negligence, personal injury and costs teams, including 25 staff, move across
A NICE guide
A ruling lays bare the problem of inconsistent NICE guidelines and the illogicality they can create, as Jock Mackenzie explains
Covert operations
Has the admissibility of covert digital recordings tipped the balance in favour of the claimant? Nicola Laver reports
The assumption of a duty of care
A public authority can assume responsibility towards someone by inference from its conduct towards them, as Laurence Toczek explains following the Supreme
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