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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
7 August 2017
Central Cord Syndrome
The spinal cord relays information from the brain to the rest of the body, and sends signals about the rest of the body to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged, messages travelling from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted and can result in a loss of sensation and movement from below the point of injury.
31 July 2017
Medical Negligence & Personal Injury quarterly newsletter - 2nd quarter 2017
The second quarter of 2017 has continued to be busy in the field of medical negligence. The Ministry of Justice consultation on fixed costs, coupled with Lord Justice Jackson's wider review on costs in civil litigation, remain outstanding. Further details on fixed costs are expected by the end of July 2017 although Lord Justice Jackson has indicated that a pilot scheme will be adopted in respect of claims worth up to £80,000 (significantly this excludes clinical/medical negligence cases).
25 July 2017
Kingsley Napley Clinical Negligence team attends the RDA National Championships
Bridget Hughes, Kirsty Allen, Suzanne Farg and I attended the Riding for the Disabled Charity’s National Championships last weekend, at Hartpury College. Kingsley Napley were one of the proud sponsors of the event and we went along with open minds and a sense of intrigue about what to expect.
24 July 2017
Types of Spinal Cord Injuries
Over the past few weeks our blogs have looked at spinal and back anatomy and the common causes of spinal cord injury. This blog looks at the types of spinal cord injury that can occur and provides a summary of the 6 clinical syndromes all of which present in a slightly different way.
17 July 2017
Spinal Injuries in Sports
Through the implementation of better health and safety standards in sport, there has been a decrease in the number of spinal cord injuries sustained during sports such as American football, rugby, motor sports and equestrianism.