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From Certificates to Belief Statements: The CPS and the Limits of Forum Bar Intervention
Rebecca Niblock
11 February 2021
Good maternity care: We need to talk about race
An urgent inquiry into systemic racism in the NHS and how it manifests itself in maternity care was launched yesterday. The Inquiry has been convened by Birthrights: an organisation dedicated to improving women’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth.
8 February 2021
“Wrongful life” claims – a lawful cause of action? Evie Toombes v Dr Philip Mitchell [2020] EWHC 3506
In the recent case of Evie Toombes v Dr Phillip Mitchell (December 2020), Mrs Justice Lambert re-examined the legal position on whether a disabled person can ever claim damages on the basis that they would not have been born but for the Defendant’s negligence. Often considered as a grey area, Mrs Justice Lambert and the Court provided some much needed guidance on this.
4 February 2021
Hands Free Running Shoe Inspired by Teenager with Cerebral Palsy
Our clients with Cerebral Palsy tell us that that they are always looking out for new innovative products that open up new opportunities for independence or movement. Matthew Walker took this one step further in 2012 when he wrote to Nike, explaining that of all the challenges he had worked to overcome in his life, tying his shoes was one he had yet to conquer.
3 February 2021
Will There be Covid Compensation Claims?
In this blog Terence Donovan discuss legal issues arising from the pandemic when considering compensation claims.
1 February 2021
APIL calls for a public maternity database
According to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) rating data, 38% of maternity service units in England require safety improvements. That’s almost two fifths. So what is the problem? And could a maternity database, as suggested by The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, be part of the solution?