Medical Law Archives - 1 Chancery Lane

Category: Medical Law

May

Chambers Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Simon Trigger has been appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal. He is assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health). ...

May

Medical Law Briefing – May 2020

Daily life continues to be dominated by the widespread impact of Coronavirus. In this briefing we bring you a round-up of some of the ways in which coronavirus is having an impact on litigation and ...

Apr

Claimant’s refusal to undergo medical examination – when will the court stay a claim?

CPR Part 3.1(f) contains the Court’s powers to stay a claim. When will the court exercise these powers in the face of a claimant refusing to undergo the defendant’s request for a medical ...

Apr

1 Chancery Lane launches its free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals. We recognise that many of our clients are facing unprecedented challenges dealing with ...

Apr

Medical Law Briefing – April 2020

What a strange time we find ourselves in. As we are inundated with headlines and statistics daily, I can fully see how this may be a difficult time to find focus. But litigation rumbles on in the ...

Apr

Inquest Update: Smith, R (on the application of) v Assistant Coroner for North West Wales

The Chief Coroner, Lord Justice Dingemans, and Mr Justice Griffiths, recently handed down judgment in the matter of Smith, R (on the application of) v Assistance Coroner for North West Wales ...

Apr

Abuse: Case Law Update

Cases: Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13; VW Morrisons v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 BXB v Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of ...

Apr

Refresher on neglect in inquests

IR (Lewis) v Senior Coroner for North West Kent [2020] EWHC 471 (Admin) is a timely reminder of the ingredients for an inquest’s finding of neglect and the need for a coroner to put ...

Mar

Coronavirus and Inquests: Guidance from the Chief Coroner

Over the past few weeks, many of us have watched the news and have seen the impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives. Most of us now remain confined to our homes, waiting until it is deemed safe to ...

Feb

Defendant’s costs paid by Claimant’s expert

In the clinical negligence case of Thimmaya v Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust v Jamil (Manchester County Court 30 January 2020), HHJ Evans ordered that the Claimant’s expert should pay ...

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