Clinical negligence

Articles

26 Jan 2010

Chain reaction

Jeremy Child welcomes much needed clarification of the 'benefit and burden' doctrine but argues some questions are still unanswered

12 Jan 2010

Gurkhas lose pensions challenge

The British Gurkha Welfare Society has lost its challenge to the way the Ministry of Defence calculates pension entitlements.

10 Nov 2009

Update: clinical negligence

Jock Mackenzie reviews cases involving doctors' breach of duty, including allegations of misdiagnosis, failure to seek specialist evidence and evidential matters

7 Jul 2009

Lawyers without frontiers: Colombian fears

British lawyers must continue to support their Colombian counterparts faced with death threats for trying to defend human rights, says Sara Chandler

23 Jun 2009

Update: clinical negligence

Dr Jock Mackenzie considers cases on causation where there are several possible causes of injury; on the importance of timings to causation in cerebral palsy cases; and on factual dispute involving expert evidence

12 May 2009

Imperfect harmony

Proposals for advocacy fees are based on flawed data that puts access to family justice at risk; so will the government reconsider its plans, asks Lucy Theis QC

21 Oct 2008

Update: personal injury and clinical negligence

Dr Jock Mackenzie and Vijay Ganapathy look at cases on psychiatric injuries, fast track mesothelioma, 'system failure' and duty to inform a patient of the potential risks

18 Aug 2008

Stemming the compensation tide

David Oldham welcomes the Court of Appeal's recent reminders that not all accidents are caused by somebody's negligence