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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
5 January 2021
A matter of fact: establishing facts in a medical negligence case
How does the Court resolve the situation where the claimant’s medical records do not match his or her version of events, or do not record events as they occurred? This is the difficulty the Court was faced with in two recent unrelated cases: Ismail -v- Joyce and Failes -v- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
1 December 2020
Investigation into Shropshire Maternity Hospital Due to Report Next Week
The review into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has announced it expects to publish initial findings and essential recommendations on 10 December 2020.
9 October 2020
National investigation into fetal heart rate monitoring (CTG) during labour
As specialist solicitors, we often act in clinical negligence cases where a child has suffered neurological injury (brain damage) because of problems during their birth.
29 July 2020
Lady Brownlie successful in the Court of Appeal
Brownlie v FS Cairo (Brownlie No.2)
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment by a 2-1 majority has rejected the Defendant’s jurisdiction challenge in this case.
25 June 2020
Kidney Damage: Direct and Indirect Effects
There are many ways in which a kidney injury can occur, and whether a patient is under Hospital or GP care, it can have far reaching impact. In this blog I am going to look at both the direct and indirect consequences of compromised kidney function.