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Judgment handed down in Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services

WEBThe Court of Appeal has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services & Others (2024).It held, by a majority of 2 to 1, …

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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14

WEBOn 1 April 2020 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (Appellant) v XX (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 14 (‘ Whittington ’). …

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Outsourcing of NHS services: the High Court in JMH v Akramy …

WEBThe High Court on 15 December 2020 handed down judgment in the case of JMH v 1. Akramy 2. Badger Group 3. NHS Commissioning Board [2020] EWHC 3445 …

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The Role of Expert Witnesses in Consent Cases

WEBIt is now seven years since the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] AC 1430, and although that judgment …

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Leadership & Wellbeing at the Bar Conference

WEBWe’re proud to be partnering with Briefed for their inaugural Leadership & Wellbeing at the Bar Conference, taking place at Gray’s Inn on 23rd April. Leading a set …

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News Analysis: Health and Social Care Act 2022

WEB1.What are the main changes being introduced which clinical negligence practitioners should be aware of? In 2019 NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) …

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Causation in Clinical Negligence Claims

WEBCausation – the easy answer. The duration of PHI was found to be between 14 and 18 minutes – i.e. with a mid point of 16 minutes. The agreed expert evidence was that brain …

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Liberty Protection Safeguards: delayed or doomed

WEBOn 5 April 2023 the Department of Health and Social Care announced the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS), the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, …

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Refresher on neglect in inquests

WEBRefresher on neglect in inquests. Articles | Thu 2nd Apr, 2020. IR (Lewis) v Senior Coroner for North West Kent [2020] EWHC 471 (Admin) is a timely reminder of …

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Psychological injury and the Montreal Convention – A step too far

WEBJack Harding examines another decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union expanding the reach of the Montreal Convention, hot on the heels of his …

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Consent in clinical negligence claims

WEBConsent in clinical negligence claims. 6th October 2022. John Schmitt Ella Davis Anirudh Mandagere. Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11. Consultant …

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The Dekagram: 6th November 2023

WEBThe Department of Health and Social Care accordingly launched a consultation which ran from the 9 th September 2023 to the 28 th October, inviting …

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Copy of Briefing

WEBThe acts and omissions of those employed by the State in the field of healthcare may engage the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”). Section 7 HRA has a …

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