Eloise Power comments: “The General Medical Council have this week made a welcome announcement that new guidance on cosmetic procedures will be brought into force from June 2016. This follows the recommendations in the Keogh review and a number of high-profile cases such as the PIP breast implant litigation. The guidance sets out a framework […]
Read More… from Eloise Power on new guidance for cosmetic procedures
On Tuesday 24 February 2016 the Supreme Court gave judgment in Knauer v Ministry of Justice, which has completely changed how future dependency loss is to be assessed in claims under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. Please click here to read Sebastian Naughton‘s summary and analysis of the case. […]
Read More… from Sebastian Naughton’s commentary on Knauer v Ministry of Justice
On 25th January 2016 the Privy Council upheld the decision of the Appeal Court of Bermuda to award significant damages to a claimant on the basis that a short delay in operating on his appendix had materially contributed to his injury. The headline is that the doctrine of material contribution survives and that the Privy […]
Read More… from John de Bono QC’s analysis of Williams v Bailey [2016] UKPC 4
Angus Moon QC and Caroline Hallissey were instructed in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the Claimant in the important decision in Reaney v University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust. Judgment was given on 2nd November 2015. The Claimant suffers from very serious disabilities as a result of negligently caused pressure sores. The case deals […]
The patient in this Court of Protection case, a 50 year old mother of three, had unsuccessfully attempted suicide by taking a paracetamol overdose; she suffered severe kidney failure and relied on dialysis to stay alive. After 8 weeks’ she refused further treatment. On the Trust’s application for a declaration that she should have dialysis […]