Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 16

Late amendment refused in clinical negligence cauda equina claim

Late amendment refused in clinical negligence cauda equina claim Robert Mills Williams v Wilkinson [2026] EWHC 1088 (KB) On 8 May 2026, Mr Justice Cotter refused the Claimant's application to amend her Particulars of Claim, to rely on further witness and expert evidence, and to vacate the imminent trial in…
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Risk assessment, the HTT and bed availability: causation in a tragic mental-health claim

Risk assessment, the HTT and bed availability: causation in a tragic mental-health claim Robert Mills Ridge v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWHC 898 (KB) In a judgment handed down on 17 April 2026, Edmund Burge KC (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) dismissed a…
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The Court of Appeal rejects the premature restriction of scope in domestic abuse inquest

The Court of Appeal rejects the premature restriction of scope in domestic abuse inquest Leo Kirby R (on the application of O’Brien) v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens [2026] EWCA Civ 499 Introduction The Court of Appeal (Newey, Edis and Whipple LJJs) has allowed the appeal…
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