Practice Notes: Clinical negligence
Cap lawyers’ fees and future care costs to save NHS, report says
MPS calls for fixed recoverable costs on clinical negligence claims up t
Families will be held ‘hostage’ by ‘crude’ birth injury scheme
Claimant lawyers critical of ‘factory-style’ rapid resolution and redres
Mental health: Preventing tragic outcomes
There needs to be a more collaborative approach between medical units to protect patients with both physical and mental health issues, says Hanna
The correct use of the Bolam test
Dr Jock Mackenzie considers recent clinical negligence cases which raise the question of when the Bolam, Montgomery, and Penney tests shoul
Fixed recoverable costs are the wrong medicine
The government should consider alternatives to reducing the NHS’s bill before imposing a costs cap, argues Gre
An open letter to the Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice
The government’s whiplash reform package will fail and this i
Lord Chancellor cuts personal injury discount rate
Insurers warn of soaring claims costs and motor premiums following ‘crazy
Fixing the fixed costs proposals
The government’s proposals do not take into account the most complex cases, those involving bereavement, or the delaying tactics of the NHSLA, writes Bhave
Costs claimed are not costs paid
Nigel Poole QC explores the implications of capping clinical negligence fees payable by th
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