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Injunctions, parallel investigations and suspensions of pay

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust v Gregg [2019] EWCA Civ 387 This article originally appeared in Issue 1 (May 2019). A Consultant Anaesthetist obtained an injunction from the High Court to prevent his employer, an NHS Trust, proceeding with a disciplinary investigation into patient deaths whilst a parallel police…
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In Brief – May 2019

In each issue, where we can't cover cases in full, we attempt to cover them in brief. Below are cases covered in brief in Issue 1, May 2019. Diamond v Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585 - Informed consent - concerns: (a) principles applicable to appeals…
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Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 1 Procedural

Interim Payments and Eeles

Farrington v Menzies-Haines [2019] EWHC 1297 This article originally appeared in Issue 1 (May 2019). This was a brain injury claim following an RTA. Liability, subject to an argument on contributory negligence, was admitted. As to causation, the Defendant disputed the extent to which the Claimant’s injuries were attributable to…
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Anonymity orders

Justyna Zeromska-Smith v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 552 (QB) This article originally appeared in Issue 1 (May 2019). Spencer J refused an application for an anonymity order by the Claimant, who had suffered a stillbirth and psychiatric injury and was bringing a clinical negligence claim against the…
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