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From Certificates to Belief Statements: The CPS and the Limits of Forum Bar Intervention
Rebecca Niblock
25 April 2016
Child’s birth injury judgement highlights poor standards of medical record keeping
The recent decision of Mrs Justice McGowan in the case of FE (represented by his Litigation Friend PE) v. St Georges University Hospitals NHS Trust demonstrates the dangers run by Defendants in defending claims where the medical records and recording of notes is extremely poor.
19 April 2016
Yet another tax on justice
The 21st March 2016 saw the latest annual increase in Court fees. Last year, on 9th March 2015 court users were subjected to significant increases in issue fees (the fee payable at the point of issuing a Claim Form at Court and starting the litigation process). The fee for a claim estimated to be valued at more than £200,000 increased from £1,515 to £10,000. Despite objections raised at the time the Ministry of Justice proceeded with the increases leaving claimants, and their lawyers, to fund extortionate fees but receiving no greater access to, or service from, the court system in return.
12 April 2016
Report on ‘overstretched’ NHS Ophthalmic services gives cause for concern
The President of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Professor Carrie MacEwen, has warned the BBC that NHS ophthalmic services are struggling to keep up with an increasing demand caused by more eye diseases in an ageing population requiring long term care.
24 March 2016
Channel Islands and foreign residents receiving treatment in the UK. How do you claim if there is medical negligence?
If you are resident overseas but you have had medical treatment whilst in the UK, you are still entitled to investigate a claim and obtain compensation for any clinical negligence that has occurred during the course of your treatment.
24 February 2016
Better births? - A comment on the National Maternity Review
An independent review, chaired by Conservative peer, Baroness Julia Cumberlege and commissioned by NHS England has published proposals which it states are “designed to make care safer and give women greater control and more choices”.