Hospital successfully challenges Public Inquiry’s refusal to admit expert evidence

Hospital successfully challenges Public Inquiry’s refusal to admit expert evidence Matthew Hill In the Petition of the Greater Glasgow Health Board for Judicial Review against The Rt Hon Lord Brodie KC PC, Chairman of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry [2025] CSOH 12 In a rare successful judicial review of a statutory…

Court of Appeal Gives Guidance as to Correct Approach to Anonymity Orders Until Outcome of PMC Appeal

Court of Appeal Gives Guidance as to Correct Approach to Anonymity Orders Until Outcome of PMC Appeal Rajkiran Arhestey PMC v A Local Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 176 The Court of Appeal has given guidance to practitioners on how to approach anonymity orders until the resolution of the appeal…

The limits of discretion in case management decisions

The limits of discretion in case management decisions Leo Kirby Prescott-Brann v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 3314 (KB) Background The underlying claim was an action in clinical negligence. The Claimant’s case was that a negligent delay in the diagnosis and treatment of his stroke had…