Clinical negligence

Articles

10 May 2011

'No moderating influence' on claimant med neg lawyers, MPs are told

There is “no moderating influence” on the work of claimant medical negligence lawyers, the House of Commons health select committee was told this morning.

9 May 2011

Work it out

The government's plans to cut red tape in employment tribunals is a botched job, argues Richard M Fox

11 Apr 2011

Appeal judges back daughter in provision battle

Three charities are considering an appeal after the Court of Appeal backed an only daughter's claim to a share of her mother's estate.

11 Apr 2011

Health check

Muiris Lyons tackles the MoJ's clinical negligence reforms

29 Mar 2011

Small claims limit could rise to £15,000

In a surprise move, the Ministry of Justice went way beyond its approval of the Jackson review this afternoon by proposing an increase in the limit for small claims from £5,000 to £15,000.

14 Mar 2011

Update: clinical negligence

Dr Jock Mackenzie considers the latest rulings on a GP's duty during youth referrals and looks at how two obstetric cases have shed light on causation

14 Mar 2011

Single minded

Could the forthcoming public equality duty reforms actually be a step backwards? Kiran Daurka reports

8 Mar 2011

600 firms apply to join Law Society's conveyancing scheme

Almost 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by this morning, 582 firms had applied to join the scheme with 13 successfully accredited.