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From Certificates to Belief Statements: The CPS and the Limits of Forum Bar Intervention
Rebecca Niblock
9 March 2021
What happens in Mediation stays in Mediation
The majority of personal injury and clinical negligence cases settle out of Court, without a trial. The appetite for alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, has seen continued growth in recent years.
5 March 2021
Legal advice after baby loss
Sadly, the Royal College of Obstetrics and Midwives report that in the UK, each year over 1000 babies die or are left with severe brain injury because something has gone wrong during labour. This blog is to give you some information about stillbirths or losing a baby shortly after birth and how we might be able to help.
26 February 2021
Secondary Victim Claims – Opportunity for Reform
How does the law deal with the situation where an individual receives negligent medical treatment, the consequences of which manifest in a traumatic death many months later and that death is witnessed by members of the deceased’s family? This question has vexed the Courts for decades. Master Cook in the recent case of Polmear -v- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust had to grapple with this very issue.
22 February 2021
Raising Awareness: World Encephalitis Day
Today is World Encephalitis Day 2021. Lara Francioni and Terry Donovan from our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team explore the causes, symptoms and treatment for encephalitis. #Red4WED #worldencephalitisday #encephalitis #acquiredbraininjury
16 February 2021
Serious injuries don’t always start with a big accident
We represent people who have suffered life changing injuries. Common causes are car accidents and negligence in the workplace, but we also have clients who have suffered serious spinal injuries whilst they were simply out shopping