A relief for expert witnesses? By , Simon Perkins Third party costs order against an expert witness set aside on appeal:being able to criticise an…
Dashed dreams and loss of earnings for sportspersons in med-mal claims By Simon Perkins, Stuart Keyden, Jan Levinson For football fans, including those of us defending medical-malpractice claims, it is sometimes…
Too far on consent claims? More clarity provided around consent issues for surgery following Montgomery By Simon Perkins, A recent decision of the High Court in the case of Negus makes clear that when obtaining informed…
Hughes v Rattan (2022) Appeal – Is the tide turning? By , Simon Perkins, Mark Ashley The first instance decision of this case attracted a lot of attention in the dental community, when…
Adding the treating dentists in Vicarious Liability cases: Part 19 or Part 20? By , Simon Perkins Vicarious liability (VL) and non-delegable duty (NDD) are hot topics in a dental context…
The Supreme Court rules in the awaited decision on vicarious liability and the independent contractor defence: Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants. By Simon Perkins, Jonathan Bonser, , The Supreme Court has today handed down its decision following consideration of the appeal in …
Vicarious Liability and the “Independent Contractor Defence” – The Appeal of Barclays Bank PLC v Various Claimants By Simon Perkins, Jonathan Bonser, On 28 November 2019, the Supreme Court heard the appeal in Barclays Bank PLC v Various Claimants…
Medical Professionals and the 'Right to be Forgotten': Developments Following Landmark Dutch Surgeon Decision By Simon Perkins, Mark Ashley, Sophie Devlin The reputation of a healthcare professional has always been important…
Probability and loss of chance versus medical certainty! Singapore High Court awards damages to Claimant on the basis of dissenting arguments in Gregg v Scott By Simon Perkins In Carol Ann Armstrong (Executrix of the Estate of Peter Traynor) v Quest Laboratories Pte Ltd and…
50 predictions: Medical Malpractice By Simon Perkins Care will be needed in using technology for obtaining consent The increased use of technology in…
Consent – beware gaps in evidence By Simon Perkins, A recent Judgment in favour of a Claimant has highlighted the significant risk that consent cases…
50 predictions: Medical Malpractice By Simon Perkins “The supply chain is changing from a simple one to an extended, multi-level model, involving AI,…
Disproportionate ATE premium slashed from £31,976.49 to £2,120 By Simon Perkins, David Williams In 2009, Lord Justice Jackson stated that " in some areas of civil litigation, costs are…
DACB successfully defend cosmetic surgery claim on consent By Simon Perkins The case of Karen Turner v Mr Nigel Carver provides useful lessons on the scope of the duty of care…
50 Predictions: Medical Malpractice By Simon Perkins "The government shows no sign of abandoning plans to implement fixed costs for clinical negligence…
Calculating future losses in Fatal Accidents Act claims: From the date of death, or the date of trial? By Mark Ashley, Simon Perkins As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Knauer v Ministry of Justice (handed…
