Neonatal death contributed to by Neglect

Before HM Senior Mrs Caroline Beasley-Murray, Essex Coroner’s Court. Narrative conclusion handed down on 30 July 2019. Rory Badenoch, instructed by Hugh James Solicitors, represented the family of the Deceased, Ennis Pecaku, at a 3-day inquest into the circumstances of his death from perinatal asphyxia at Basildon Hospital. The Coroner concluded that there were serious … Continue reading Neonatal death contributed to by Neglect

ATE Premiums recoverable in Clinical Negligence claims

In this post Richard Viney of 12KBW examines the recent case of West v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in which the Court of Appeal ruled that block-rated ATE premia will be recoverable for the ‘foreseeable’ future. Clinical negligence is one of the limited areas where ATE insurance premiums are … Continue reading ATE Premiums recoverable in Clinical Negligence claims