‘A man born with severe disabilities after his mother was raped by her father has won the right to claim compensation.’
BBC News, 1st June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government is coming under pressure to justify why it imprisons pregnant women and their babies, after a report suggested that the practice can cause significant harm to infants and mothers without benefiting public safety.’
The Independent, 26th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a claimant should be awarded full costs of bringing her case despite losing on one of the issues.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th April 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Judges can make issues-based costs orders under part 36 but only if it is unjust to deprive a successful claimant of all or part of their costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled in overturning such an order.’
Litigation Futures, 15th April 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A woman has been awarded £27,000 after a hospital began a Caesarean without giving her adequate pain relief.’
The Independent, 10th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A specialist judge has given doctors permission to perform a caesarean section to deliver the baby of a 21-year-old woman detained under mental health legislation.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A mother whose son was left brain damaged after midwives allegedly failed to act on signs of jaundice has won compensation at the High Court.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman gave birth to her baby in a bath and then abandoned it on a neighbour’s doorstep because she believed it was the result of an extramarital affair.’
The Independent, 17th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Welsh people left disabled by the thalidomide drug scandal are being backed in their fight for compensation by Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans.’
BBC News, 31st May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former midwife whose actions were said to have contributed to the deaths of two babies is to be struck off, a misconduct tribunal has ruled.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy is to receive a £10m care and rehabilitation package from Harrogate and district NHS foundation trust after it admitted failing to provide proper care during his birth that resulted in devastating neurological injuries.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A boy who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded a £13m-compensation package. The 11-year-old will always have the mind of a six-year-old after his abnormally low sugar levels were not treated, following his birth at Walsall Manor Hospital, West Midlands, in 2003.’
BBC News, 12th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was banned from using raw placenta to make smoothies for new mothers, has said she cannot afford the legal battle to fight her case.’
BBC News, 5th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This is the legal round up slot. There have been a number of interesting first instance cerebral palsy cases reported in 2014/15. The most interesting of which are Tippett v Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2014] EWHC 917 (QB) and Baynham v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust [2014] EWHC. I am going to focus on these two cases.’
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Cloisters, 9th April 2015
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