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  • Success Rates when you sue the NHS June 3, 2019 Posted in: News, Views - The latest NHS Annual Report provides some interesting facts that don’t always make it into the mainstream media.  For example: The number of claims made in 2018 was just over 10,000, down from 12,000 in 2013. Only 54% of claims made result in the payment of compensation. 40% of successful claims are worth under £25,000. Continue Reading
  • LIMITED TIME TO CLAIM- DON’T DELAY IN SEEKING ADVICE April 1, 2019 Posted in: Views - A lot of people are aware, mainly from television and radio advertisements, that you have 3 years to bring a personal injury/clinical negligence claim.  This is what is known as the limitation period.  If you do not start court proceedings within 3 years of the allegedly negligent treatment, or within 3 years of when you Continue Reading
  • Favourable changes in claims for surrogacy January 11, 2019 Posted in: News, Views - As a firm we have previously acted for clients who have lost the ability to conceive and carry a child naturally as a result of medical negligence.  Until very recently our hands have been tied as to what our clients could claim for.  We have been able to recover as compensation the costs of IVF Continue Reading
  • Second Opinions – how to get them October 4, 2018 Posted in: Views - A lot of what Doctors and lawyers tell you is their opinion and not necessarily factual.  As professionals we need to exercise our judgment based on our experience.  Often what we say is not what you want to hear, but it is our job to tell it as we see it. So, for example your Continue Reading
  • General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) June 1, 2018 Posted in: News, Views - To run a case Lawyers collect and process a lot of information on clients including some personal data e.g. date of birth, email address, national insurance number, passport or driving licence number etc.  We also share this data with others e.g. experts we instruct, the Barrister on the case, the Defendants solicitors etc.  We have Continue Reading
  • The problems for and with Junior Doctors May 8, 2018 Posted in: News, Views - The title “Junior doctor” can relate to someone just out of medical school or someone who is as much as 5 years out of medical school. In many hospitals across the UK you will find very junior doctors covering hospitals, particularly at night, with very little support however the responsibility for clinical decisions will still Continue Reading
  • Surveillance and Fundamental Dishonesty April 4, 2018 Posted in: Views - Defendants in clinical negligence cases often challenge the claims we put forward on behalf of our clients, and in particular, assert that the injury has had a more minimal effect than we have alleged.  They can do this on the basis of their medical evidence (from the expert doctors they have instructed to assist them Continue Reading
  • Not all claims are against GPs or Hospitals February 14, 2018 Posted in: Views - When people think about “Medical Negligence” their minds typically jump to claims against the NHS or GP surgeries. While these types of claim are the most common they are not the only claims that we handle and we often bring claims against less obvious defendants. I’ve set out a few lesser known potential defendants below: Continue Reading
  • Bereavement Damages – a long overdue change on its way? December 12, 2017 Posted in: News, Views - There is a fixed amount of money that is awarded to certain close relatives when someone dies in an accident.  It applies to medical claims and other accidents when someone else is proved to be at fault.  The sum is fixed by Parliament and is currently £12,980 and is called a ‘bereavement award’.  It is Continue Reading
  • Fixing the amount of Costs in Clinical Negligence Claims August 31, 2017 Posted in: News, Views - Our solicitors and indeed the profession have awaited with some dread Lord Justice Jackson’s review of costs in civil matters which includes clinical negligence claims. It was suggested that there should be a fixed amount of costs allowed for claims up to a certain value, whether it is a contract dispute, a neighbour dispute or Continue Reading