Posted inClinical negligence Issue 12

Cosmetic surgery abroad – whose contract, whose law?

Clarke v Kalecinski [2022] EWHC 488 (QB) Lisa Pal v Dr Luc Damen, Belgo International Research, Applications and Development NV [2022] EWHC 4697 (QB) Two cases (Clarke v Kalecinski & ors [2022] EWHC 488 (QB) and Pal v Damen & ors [2022] EWHC 004697) illustrate some of the difficulties faced by claimants in…
May 2, 2023Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 12Tags:
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 12

Stroke prevention

Watson v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 148 (QB) Pickering v Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 1171 (QB) Both of these cases were stroke cases involving issues of causation. Both were decided by Mr Justice Andrew Ritchie. General As those with experience of stroke…
May 2, 2023Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 12Tags:
Posted inIssue 12 Personal injury

Tax on an Award of Damages

Manuel Mathieu v Tony Martin Hinds, Aviva Plc [2022] EWHC 924 (QB) Background The Claimant was injured when he was aged 29. At the time of his injury he was  studying for a Masters’ degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London. He was crossing a road in Lewisham at…
May 2, 2023Posted inIssue 12, Personal injuryTags:
Posted inCosts Issue 12

Variable PPOs and No Award of Costs of a PI Trust for a Claimant with Capacity

Celine Martin (formerly known as Vicky Kathleen Higgins) v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 532 This is a clinical negligence case arising out of the treatment of the Claimant at Salford Royal Hospital (known as Hope Hospital) in the summer of 2010. The litigation has resulted in three…
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