Medical Law Archives - Page 4 of 16

Category: Medical Law

Apr

1 Chancery Lane shortlisted for British Claims Awards 2019

Chambers is delighted to announce that 1 Chancery Lane has been shortlisted for Barristers' Chambers of the Year, at The British Claims Awards 2019.

Apr

Lord Faulks QC and Laura Johnson successful in Court of Appeal consent case

Diamond v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585 Lord Faulks QC and Laura Johnson have successfully resisted an appeal on causation in a case ...

Mar

Anonymity Orders: Balancing privacy with the principle of open justice

The High Court has recently considered the circumstances in which it is appropriate to grant anonymity orders under CPR 39.2(4) and the stage at which such applications should be made. ...

Feb

Claimant in stroke case fails to prove causation on the balance of probabilities.

Sophie Mortimer successfully represented the Defendant in a clinical ...

Dec

Clinical Negligence Briefing – December 2018

In this edition of our Clinical Negligence Briefing, Katie Ayres examines the possible implications for medical practitioners, particularly those practising in paediatrics, ...

Dec

Inquest touching the death of Nigel Thomas Handscomb

This article was first published in the November AvMA newsletter. Nigel Handscomb was a 65 year old gentleman with a ...

Nov

GP practice principals not vicariously liable for religious activities of locum GP: Brayshaw v The Partners of Apsley Surgery

The High Court today dismissed a claim brought against the Partners of Apsley Surgery relating to the conduct of a locum GP, Dr Thomas O’Brien. The claimant, a patient registered at the surgery, ...

Mar

1 Chancery Lane supports The Claims Conference 2018

On 28th February 2018 members of 1 Chancery Lane were involved in speaking at The Claims Conference, in Manchester. Chaired by 1 Chancery Lane’s Head of Chambers, Simon Readhead QC, the ...

Feb

Personal Injury Briefing – Abuse

2018 has started with an even greater degree of scrutiny upon abuse than ever before. Almost every corner of life is having light shone onto it in order to expose abuse.

Nov

Medical Law

Matthews – v- Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust , Nottingham District Registry

Laura Johnson has successfully defended a claim for delayed diagnosis of cancer and alleging failures in the administrative system of an NHS Trust, said to have led to the death of a young mother from ...

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