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Breakdown of Trust
Sital Fontenelle
18 September 2017
Medical Negligence: who are the best experts?
Medical experts are key to success in any medical negligence case. Given their ability to make or break a case, what is it that we look for in an expert?
18 September 2017
Going the Distance with the Spinal Injuries Association
On Sunday 17th September 2017, members of the Kingley Napley clinical negligence team participated in this years’ edition of the Going the Distance walk organised by the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA).
14 August 2017
What next? Life after a spinal injury
Spinal injuries are unpredictable and life changing. The location of the injury is key, and generally speaking the higher up the injury, the more severe the consequences. An injury is classified as complete or incomplete depending on whether strength or sensation is preserved below the level of injury.
11 August 2017
Coping with brain injury: The impact of acquired brain injury on families and caregivers
The impact and consequences of an acquired brain injury (ABI) can reach far beyond the injured survivor. Relationships and family roles can be instantly and dramatically changed and no family unit can ever be truly prepared to deal with an ABI, especially when it occurs through someone else’s fault.
7 August 2017
Central Cord Syndrome
The spinal cord relays information from the brain to the rest of the body, and sends signals about the rest of the body to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged, messages travelling from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted and can result in a loss of sensation and movement from below the point of injury.