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Category: Medical Law

Jun

Secondary Victim Claims Briefing – June 2020

So-called “secondary victim” claims for damages for psychiatric injury are hard to establish. For the last 30 to ...

Jun

Webinar Recording – Inquests, Article 2 and Covid-19: An Update

In yesterday's weekly webinar, Francesca O'Neill and Dominique Smith covered: A general update to Article 2 Inquests and those involving juries The recent Chief Coroner's ...

Jun

Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: success for Laura Johnson on behalf of the Appellants in secondary victim appeal

Chamberlain J handed down judgment this morning in the appeals of Saffron and Mya Paul whose secondary victim claims were struck out by Master Cook in November 2019. Chamberlain J concluded that ...

Jun

Case and Costs Management: the Unhappy Bedfellows

Written by Paul Stagg, Barrister¹ The coronavirus lockdown has had many effects. Many people are saying that spending much more time with a significant other than either of them is accustomed to ...

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 ...

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