Secondary Victims – A Corner Turned?

Henry Charles summarises the Court of Appeal's judgment from last week in the cases of Paul v Wolverhampton, Polmear v Royal Cornwall and Purchase v Ahmed, which concerns secondary victim claims arising from events that occurred some time after the alleged negligence.

Tips on expert evidence

Thea Wilson gives her tips on expert evidence in clinical negligence cases, considering the recent case of Robinson v (1) Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2) Mercier.

Litigants in Person – Rare but Tricky Customers?

In this post, Helen Waller writes about dealing with litigants in person in clinical negligence cases, considering the recent case of Doyle -v- Habib [2021] EWHC 1733 (QB).

Claimant succeeds in negligence claim regarding pre-conception advice given to her mother: Toombes v Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB)

Megan Griffiths writes about this landmark clinical negligence case on pre-conception advice, where, this week, the High Court handed down judgment in favour of the Claimant on liability.

Getting your teeth into non-delegable duties and vicarious liability

Mary Newnham considers Hughes v Rattan [2021 EWHC 2032 (QB), an important decision for the dental sector on the issue of legal responsibility of practice owners providing NHS dentistry services via associate dentists, but of interest to all clinical negligence practitioners with its guidance on non-delegable duties and vicarious liability.

Appeal allowed in Bell v Tavistock: the scope of declarations in the judicial review of clinical treatment decisions

In this blog post, Megan Griffiths considers the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment which overturned the High Court’s issue of a declaration and guidance on the ability of minors to consent to puberty-blocking treatment.

AB v Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: settlement approved in short life expectancy clinical negligence claim

William Audland QC and Isaac Hogarth of 12 King’s Bench Walk, instructed by Victoria Williams of Stewarts successfully represented the claimant (“C”), a protected party, in her claim against Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (“D”). A compromise was reached on the basis of an offer made at a video Joint Settlement Meeting (JSM) which was subsequently approved by Master Sullivan.

Wrongful Birth Revisited: Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 – the Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court handed down its decision in this case on Friday, discussed by Ted Cunningham in this post. Helen Waller has previously provided a comprehensive summary of the factual and legal background to this case, which is available here.