‘Three women who were groomed, raped and abused by gangs of men in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and an apology from Greater Manchester Police.’
BBC News, 12th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS in England faces paying out £4.3bn in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence: so reported the BBC in January 2020 following a Freedom of Information Request. Estimates published in 2019 put the total cost of outstanding compensation claims at £83bn; NHS England’s total budget in 2018-19 was £129bn.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 7th April 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘The NHS has paid out at least £20m over poor care in children’s mental health services, a leaked report has revealed.’
The Independent, 10th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A University of Oxford college has pledged to overhaul its handling of sexual assault cases after paying damages to settle a legal action taken by a woman who said she was raped by a fellow student.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In complex clinical negligence cases involving substantial damages and an uncertain prognosis, there is often an urgency on the part of claimants to access funds so as to procure immediate needs such as; treatment, care and suitable accommodation. There are two hurdles to that end goal, however: establishing liability, and the sheer length of time that it is now taking for matters to proceed through the courts to a final conclusion. Undoubtedly, the impact of the pandemic has not helped the latter obstacle, and indeed, has made it even more of a concern than it was before. In clinical negligence claims, cases are often case managed with elongated timetables to trial to allow for the gathering of expert opinion on both sides, joint statements etc.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 16th March 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘A Scottish law firm, which has no offices south of the border, has failed in a jurisdiction challenge to halt a negligence claim over advice a solicitor gave over a Cornish wind farm project.’
Legal Futures, 4th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother who starved her daughter to death has been jailed for nine years and seven months.’
BBC News, 25th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As lawyers representing parties in clinical negligence cases, we will often encounter scenarios where the injured party has been involved in a road traffic accident or an accident at work and subsequently seeks medical assistance for the purpose of treating their injuries. As a result of negligent medical treatment, the Claimant’s injuries are aggravated, or further injury is suffered. In such circumstances, there may be multiple potential Defendants to any legal claim.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 17th February 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Small law firms could end up “falling or stepping away” from the clinical negligence market if fixed recoverable costs (FRC) for cases worth less than £25,000 are set too low, a report has warned.’
Legal Futures, 22nd February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Paul Stagg analyses the latest rulings of relevance to “failure to remove” claims.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th February 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Are dental practices which service NHS General Dental Services Contracts liable for negligence by associate dentists whom they engage?’
Old Square Chambers, 4th February 2022
Source: oldsquare.co.uk
‘The father of a man found dead in a concrete mixer has claimed he may have been “deliberately killed”, the High Court heard.’
BBC News, 4th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Those harmed by the NHS will “have to pay again by losing access to justice” as a result of government plans to introduce fixed costs, campaigners have claimed.’
Legal Futures, 1st February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On 20 January 2022, Hugh Southey QC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) handed down judgment in the case of Dalchow v St George’s University NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 100 (QB). The decision gives rise to some interesting considerations on causation and the judicial assessment of expert evidence, and provides a useful illustration of the application of Wisniewski v Central Manchester Health Authority [1998] PIQR P324.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog , 25th January 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Paul & Ors v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2022] EWCA Civ 12 (13 January 2022). The Court of Appeal dismissed a set of claims for psychiatric injury on the basis of prior binding authority, but indicated that the issue is suitable for consideration by the Supreme Court.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A heavyweight Court of Appeal, comprising the Master of the Rolls, the Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and Nicola Davies LJ has handed down judgment in the conjoined appeals of Paul v Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Polmear v Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust; Purchase v Ahmed [2022] EWCA Civ 12 (referred to, together, in this post as “Paul”). The appeal has been awaited and closely watched, dealing as it does with claims for psychiatric injury by secondary victims (that category of cases referred to, historically, as “nervous shock claims”) in a clinical negligence context. The Master of the Rolls gave the leading judgment, with which the Vice President and Nicola Davies LJ agreed.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 18th January 2022
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘A woman was not told her neighbour had threatened to kill her just hours before he murdered her, a review has found.’
BBC News, 19th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has struck out a professional negligence claim against a London law firm that it decided had been “warehoused”.’
Legal Futures, 18th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A claimant suing his solicitors for negligence in how they pursued a claim for negligence against other solicitors has failed in his application for permission to appeal a ruling that refused summary judgment in his favour.’
Legal futures, 18th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Making claims against the NHS can be “a difficult, and in some cases inhumane, experience”, with the worst cases seeing staff trying to “proactively cover up” errors and even fabricating medical records, a report has found.
However, in other cases they were “very upfront about what had gone wrong” and consultants recommended taking legal action, according to research for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).’
Legal Futures, 12th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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