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We are delighted to be holding our annual in-person half day Clinical Negligence Litigation Conference. This event will be held at NTU Events & Conferencing in the heart of Nottingham with facilities for those with disabilities and car parking nearby. Our expert barristers will share their insights on various issues relating to clinical negligence litigation…

This talk was originally given at our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Conference Lincoln 2023 on 21 September 2023.

The diagnosis and treatment of suspected strokes and transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) is a very broad topic. Depending on the context, determination of the issue of breach of duty is likely to involve consideration of relevant NICE guidance and individual NHS Trust guidelines. It is invariably fact-sensitive and involves detailed expert evidence. Even when breach…

As lawyers representing parties in clinical negligence cases, we will often encounter scenarios where the injured party has been involved in a road traffic accident or an accident at work and subsequently seeks medical assistance for the purpose of treating their injuries. As a result of negligent medical treatment, the Claimant’s injuries are aggravated, or…

In Davies v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 169 (QB), the High Court considered the question of causation in circumstances where the deceased had suffered from acute pneumococcal meningitis.  Ultimately, HHJ Auerbach, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, concluded that if antibiotics had been commenced by 10.40 on 25 February 2015, there…