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The FCA’s Enforcement Watch 2 and what it means for the financial services industry
James Alleyne
15 August 2023
Compensating for ‘lost years’ – It’s time to iron out the inconsistencies
Claiming compensation for ‘lost years’ within cases for personal injury and clinical negligence is an area which many find highly confusing. As it stands the law allows adult and adolescent claimants to recover compensation for sums they would have earned had they not been injured and their life expectancy reduced.
1 August 2023
An in depth look at the challenges presented by Caesarean Section and Impacted Fetal Head
Incidents of babies suffering brain injuries associated with impacted fetal head (IFH) at caesarean section have been rising in recent years with a corresponding increase in claims for medical negligence. Despite this there is no consensus among the medical community about how to manage these births.
5 June 2023
Who cares for the carers?
According to Carers UK, 1 in 8 of us are providing unpaid care for family and friends.
28 March 2023
NHS Trust fined £800,000 for maternity care failings
In a rare criminal prosecution by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last month Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) was ordered to pay a record breaking fine after admitting failings in the care of a baby who died minutes after birth.
Wynter Sophia Andrews died on 15 September 2019, 23 minutes after she was born by emergency caesarean at the Queen’s Medical Centre. She suffered a loss of oxygen to the brain following an infection and umbilical cord compression during labour. The inquest into her death concluded there was a “clear and obvious case of neglect” and “gross failings” led to her avoidable death. If she had been delivered earlier, its likely her death would have been prevented.
22 February 2023
An update on the Birth Injury Early Notification Scheme
The Early Notification Scheme (ENS) is run by NHS Resolution, the organisation which deals with legal claims against the NHS. It was introduced in 2017 to provide a new approach to compensating those who have suffered an injury at birth due to negligence. Traditionally, where a child is injured at birth and the family wishes to pursue a claim they would instruct a solicitor and a legal claim would be started. Such claims can take a long time to resolve issues of liability and incur very large costs.