Category: Medical Law
23
Apr
20
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 ...

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15
Apr
20
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 ...

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09
Apr
20
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 ...

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09
Apr
20
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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06
Apr
20
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 ...

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02
Apr
20
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 ...

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30
Mar
20
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 ...

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19
Feb
20
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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06
Feb
20
Persuading a Judge to strike the claim out (1)
By Francesca O'Neill This article should act as a warning to Claimants - miss out, or mess up, a procedural step - and your whole claim may be liable to be struck out. Although ...

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24
Jan
20
Reconstructing the Past – Memory, belief or a bit of both?
In 1973, reflecting on "scattered pictures" and "misty water-coloured memories", Barbra Streisand asked "Can it be that it was all so simple then"? The answer from Mrs.

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