NHS Resolution publish thematic review of the first year of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP) By Sean Doherty, Stuart Keyden On 23 August 2022 NHS Resolution published its report reviewing the first year of the Clinical…
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…
CRU repayments found to be non-compliant with Insurers’ property rights under European Convention on Human Rights By Stuart Keyden, Mark Ashley In this article we consider the recent decision of the High Court from November 2020 in the case R…
Recoverability of inquest costs – what constitutes an ‘admission’? By Jonathan Bonser, Mark Ashley, Stuart Keyden In this article we look at the recent case of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service v…
Guidelines, not tramlines! The interplay between NICE Guidelines and clinical judgement By Rachel Roberts-Jenkins, Stuart Keyden In this briefing we analyse the recent case of Sanderson v…
The unchanging chance of winning on No.7 - Trial success for the Defendant in surgery which would always have taken place By Mark Ashley, Stuart Keyden In the recent case of Pomphrey v…
Junior Doctors: 90 years of consultant advice in 7 minutes By Rachel Roberts-Jenkins, Stuart Keyden The NHS is valued by patients for its quality of care and is considered to be one of the leading…
No room for error: service of the Claim Form by Litigants in Person By Stuart Keyden, Stuart Wallace In a decision welcomed by defendant lawyers, the Supreme Court recently confirmed that no allowance…
The erosion of patient confidentiality? By Gill Weatherill, Stuart Keyden Summary In a potentially far-reaching judgment which appears to extend the recent trend in…
The long goodbye to Bolam: Consent in clinical negligence claims By Stuart Keyden Following a ground-breaking decision by the Supreme Court in 2015, the Court of Appeal have…