Clinical negligence

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27 Mar 2012

Lords reject proposals to replace legal aid for children with CFAs

The government suffered another battering over the legal aid bill in the lords this afternoon as peers endorsed a series of amendments to bring all children cases back into scope.

26 Mar 2012

Clinical negligence claims 'entirely suitable for ADR'

Clinical negligence disputes are "entirely suitable" for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, Lord Justice Jackson has repeated in an attack against sceptics last week.

19 Mar 2012

Clinical negligence update

Jock Mackenzie examines four cases considering the rules on the determination of causation

12 Mar 2012

Legal aid bill battered by 'very impressive' lords

Six amendments passed as peers refuse to be 'bought off' by concessions

5 Mar 2012

Faulty breast implant removal: does your client have a claim?

Hugh Koch and Karen Addy review the psychological diagnosis process for women considering a compensation claim following the removal of faulty breast implants

6 Feb 2012

Djanogly gives ground on medical negligence and domestic violence

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has said the government will make compromises on legal aid for children in medical negligence cases and the definition of domestic violence, while refusing to budge on the “main tenets” of the legal aid bill.

22 Nov 2011

Lords queue up to condemn legal aid bill

The government's legal aid bill met fierce opposition in the House of Lords last night, during a seven-hour debate in which peer after peer attacked the cuts.

21 Nov 2011

Clinical negligence update

Dr Jock Mackenzie explores a recent case involving a claimant practitioner's reliance on res ipsa loquitur