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Victims of Fraud Series Part 2: Using information orders to identify a fraudster and trace assets
Hannah Fitzwilliam
23 October 2012
The welcome news about supplementary legal aid scheme being abandoned
Kate Rohde welcomes the news that the government has put on hold the application of a Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme.
19 October 2012
Clinical Negligence claims: The argument for being able to instruct your own expert
Kate Rohde discusses the recent developments in the joint instruction of medical experts in clinical negligence cases to help lower costs.
16 October 2012
Doctor complaints hit record levels – men vs. women?
Kate Rohde discusses the recent report into complaints to the General Medical Council.
11 October 2012
Ovarian Cancer – The Disturbing Truth
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women.
Worryingly, a recent study by the Department of Health, found that the United Kingdom had the worst survival rates when 20,000 patients with ovarian cancer were compared with five similar countries.
The study compared survival rates in patients with late stage ovarian cancer in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the UK only 69% of women survived for more than a year after diagnosis, compared with 72% in Denmark and 74-75% in the other three countries.
8 October 2012
Inquests in cases of medical negligence - signs of improvement?
Scott Lister discusses how proposed changes will improve the coronial system, demonstrate more understanding of families’ needs and provide consistency throughout the service.