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Victims of Fraud Series Part 3: “What can I do if the fraudster has disappeared?” - Persons Unknown Injunctions
Elliot Grosvenor-Taylor
16 September 2019
World Health Organisation (WHO) World Patient Safety Day
Tomorrow is the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Patient Safety Day. The WHO is calling for urgent action to reduce patient harm in health care.
11 September 2019
Suicide Inquests
Inquests are always very sad affairs, and when the court is considering a suicide, it is particularly difficult for the loved ones of the person who has died.
20 August 2019
Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Limitation Period
If you are considering claiming compensation for medical negligence or personal injury, it is important to be aware of the time limit for making a claim. This time limit is known as the ‘limitation period’.
24 July 2019
Ureter damage following a hysterectomy
In the recently reported case of JD V Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Ms JD, a 42-year-old woman was awarded £45,000 after she suffered damage to her ureter during a hysterectomy in November 2017.
18 July 2019
Down's Syndrome: Compensation for failed antenatal screening
On 8 July, the Telegraph reported that Edyta Mordel and her partner were suing the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust for the fact they had a child born with Down's Syndrome. The claim against the Trust is on the basis that had they been told about the diagnosis, they would have chosen to terminate the pregnancy. Instead they gave birth to a healthy baby boy affected by Down's.