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Public Authorities and Negligence: Lessons from Tindall v Chief Constable

Public Authorities and Negligence: Lessons from Tindall v Chief Constable Lucy McCann Introduction On 23 October 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33, the latest in a recent series of appellate court decisions regarding the liability of…
December 5, 2024Posted inIssue 15Tags: , , ,
Posted inClinical negligence Data and Information Issue 15

Anonymity orders: putting the genie back in the bottle?

Anonymity orders: putting the genie back in the bottle? Leo Kirby PMC -v- A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB) Nicklin J provides guidance on when and how to seek orders for anonymity and/or reporting restrictions. The default position must be open justice: it is for the applicant to…
December 3, 2024Posted inClinical negligence, Data and Information, Issue 15Tags: ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 15

Extracting Informed Consent

Extracting Informed Consent Matthew Leitch Winterbotham v Shahrak [2024] EWHC 2633 (KB) Background In Winterbotham, the Claimant had suffered a partially erupted wisdom tooth for many years, which had caused several episodes of pericoronitis (inflammation of the surrounding gum tissue) with associated pain and discomfort. Because of the lengthy wait…
November 18, 2024Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 15Tags: ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 15

A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB)

A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB) Amelia Williams Background: In November 2016 the Claimant collapsed with acute abdominal pain whilst in a hairdresser in Fulham, London. Investigations at A&E revealed that she had developed diverticulitis with a localised perforation. Her surgeon, Mr…
October 28, 2024Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 15Tags: ,
Posted inCosts Issue 15

Costs orders following budgeting – two recent cases

Costs orders following budgeting – two recent cases Worcester v Hopley [2024] EWHC 2181 (KB) (21 Aug 2024) Jenkins v Thurrock Council [2024] EWHC 2248 (KB) (9 Sept 2024) Two judgments recently handed down by Master Thornett illustrate the risk of adverse costs orders being made at Costs Management Conferences…
October 9, 2024Posted inCosts, Issue 15