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Accountancy regulators confront AI cheating in exams
Zoe Beels
5 June 2024
A New Advance in Spinal Cord Treatment Brings Hope for Regaining Arm and Hand Movement
There is new hope on the horizon for those with a spinal cord injury, following a new trial of spinal cord electrical stimulation for arm and hand function. This appears a potentially significant step forward but when may this become relevant for legal claims?
22 May 2024
Surviving brain injury: a life re-written
Each year, Kingsley Napley gets behind Headway’s Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week, seeking to support the charity’s mission to raise awareness of the complex issues surrounding brain injury.
14 May 2024
Birth Trauma – Time for the Government to Listen
Twelve vital recommendations are at the core of a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma . Of these, three particularly stand out for me, as a specialist birth injury solicitor, although they may not at first sight seem the most urgent to implement. In no particular order, these are:
- Providing support and updated information for fathers;
- Funding for interpreters with expertise in maternity; and
- Extending the time limit for bringing a legal claim relating to childbirth.
9 May 2024
Dying Matters Awareness Week: trauma informed lawyering
As a lawyer specialising in medical negligence and personal injury claims, talking to my clients about difficult and sensitive issues is a significant part of my job. This includes having to communicate effectively about issues such as death and terminal illness and the associated trauma. In order to provide the best service to my clients it is vital that I consider the difficulties they face and adapt my practice to suit them and their circumstances.
1 May 2024
Relieving the burden of guilt on parents in medical negligence cases
I have long campaigned for the duty of candour, believing it is the only way to truly have an open dialogue that allows everyone to understand where something has gone wrong, and for systems to be put in place to prevent the same thing happening again.