Clinical negligence

Articles

13 Feb 2015

Coventry decision should not extend to mesothelioma cases

Support forum for asbestos victims argues that numbers of claimants in personal injury cases will fall dramatically and lead to a 'double injustice'

27 Jan 2015

Medical devices: new isn't always better

There has been fierce opposition to the so-called 'Saatchi Bill', or Medical Innovation Bill, with those opposing it, including leading medical research charities, regulators and doctors calling it a 'quacks' charter', says Sarah Moore

23 Jan 2015

Law firm advertising and a tenuous link to the Saatchi Bill

There is something ironic in Lord Saatchi being linked to a law firm with a specialty in medical negligence

9 Jan 2015

Experts using 'off the shelf data' to be challenged by courts

'Rigorous methods' of providing detailed assessments more likely to succeed

6 Jan 2015

Saatchi Bill will stifle explosion of NHS litigation

Evidence-based medicine is chimera for those who will die waiting in the queue for the never-to-happen clinical trial, argues Dominic Nutt

5 Jan 2015

Lord Woolf unrepentant over failure to substantiate support for Saatchi Bill

"If you do not accept my word that is your problem, not mine," says former Lord Chief Justice

17 Dec 2014

Huzzah! Lord Woolf has written a book but still dodges the question

John van der Luit-Drummond and the former Lord Chief Justice dance around the Saatchi Bill

11 Dec 2014

Former Lord Chief Justice unable to substantiate argument for Medical Innovation Bill

Debate over consequences of Bill rages on while Saatchi spokesperson says proposed legislation has changed following feedback from doctors and lawyers