Insights

Every year in England and Wales, hundreds of thousands of babies are born. The vast majority of births are medically unproblematic and result in the births of healthy babies. However, unfortunately ev...

In June of this year judgement was handed down in the case of Johnson v Williams . The judgement contains useful pointers on applying the burden of proof (namely, do not be led astray by Sherlock Holm...

Since 1957, the issue of whether or not a patient had given informed consent to medical treatment was dealt with as a matter of clinical judgement under the test from Bolam v Friern Hospital Managemen...

In January of this year, the government’s Department of Health and Social Care [“DHSC”] opened a consultation on fixed recoverable costs [“FRCs”] for lower value clinical negligence claims....

For fatalities arising on or after 1 May 2020 bereavement damages as awarded under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 have risen from £12,980 to £15,120. This reflects inflation in the period since the pr...