Clinical negligence

Articles

24 Sept 2024

SJ Interview: Simon Hammond

Following the launch of the new Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement for 2024 by NHS Resolution, Solicitors Journal spoke to the Director of Claims Management at NHS Resolution, Simon Hammond

18 Apr 2024

Criminal injuries compensation case examines life expectancy

A case before the First Tier Tribunal - Criminal Injuries Compensation has provided practitioners with important guidance on life expectancy

24 Oct 2023

The largest review of maternity services in the UK – Nottingham and the Ockenden Review

Greg Almond and Julie Walker provide an update on the Ockenden Review and the level of progress being made to address the failings within maternity services

5 Jul 2023

Kings Chambers adds new member

Manchester barristers set Kings Chambers is continuing to grow following the arrival of personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Victoria Heyworth.

28 Jun 2023

High Court confirms three fresh inquests in Gosport War Memorial Hospital case

The inquests will take place into the deaths of Arthur Denis Brian Cunningham, Gladys Mabel Richards and Robert Wilson who all died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire in 1998.

18 May 2023

The UK maternity care crisis: £5bn in avoidable damages claims

Billions of pounds in NHS damages claims could have been avoided had recommendations from past reviews been followed by action, argues Kerstin Scheel

27 Mar 2023

Personal injury and clinical negligence costs: the gathering storm

James Winterbottom provides a detailed look at the issues with the government's proposals

5 Dec 2022

Leigh Day represents family of former NHS doctor who died of neglect in hospital

Findings of neglect in such cases are 'extremely rare'