Insights

“I cannot leave the case without making two comments. The case before me for the Defendant was conducted with scrupulous fairness and considerable skill by Mr Evans, and the conduct of his instructi...

I was recently sent the updated leaflet from the NHS Resolution (the legal section of the NHS) entitled “Saying Sorry”. This is the leaflet provided to staff to advise them of the need to apologis...

As a clinical negligence lawyer, I always advise clients about the importance of medical records.  The records rarely agree with the accounts provided by clients. This is not a criticism of those who...

As a clinical negligence lawyer I am familiar with the nightmare that medical records can present. Rarely do they arrive in one complete set, copied appropriately and legible.  Often it can take seve...

Earlier this year I wrote about a  case where the court did not allow an extension of the “limitation period” (the time limit for bringing court proceedings) to enable a survivor of abuse to take...

Traditionally, cases involving sexual abuse, in particular, are often brought many years later.  The legal system is not overly sympathetic to injury victims generally and there are restrictions as t...

Recently I dealt with a claim where the lack or otherwise of financial capacity  was a central issue.  These are expensive issues in civil litigation because the cost of a professional running the f...

Reviewing some medical records in a potential claim I came across a series of clinical records which had been crossed out, times changed and  signatures or initials obliterated.  It was impossible t...