Posted inClinical Negligence Issue 16

The Nottingham Ockenden report (2026): Key findings and implications for clinical negligence practitioners

The Nottingham Ockenden report (2026): Key findings and implications for clinical negligence practitioners Marcus Coates-Walker & Robert Mills THE NOTTINGHAM OCKENDEN REPORT (2026) Background On 24 June 2026, Donna Ockenden published her report into maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). It is the largest maternity…
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Scientifically uncertain – probability and causation in clinical negligence

Scientifically uncertain – probability and causation in clinical negligence Dominic Ruck Keene Alexander v HCA International Ltd and Dr David Reffitt [2026] EWHC 1284 (KB) The use and misuse of statistics in clinical negligence is a perennial topic, which is not surprising given that experts and lawyers must attempt to…
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A new era for detention in care: Cheshire West overturned

A new era for detention in care: Cheshire West overturned Anogika Souresh & Esme Cairns A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2026] UKSC 16 (“A Reference”) The Supreme Court has handed down a unanimous…
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Secondary victims: once again the Court declines to distinguish Paul

Secondary victims: once again the Court declines to distinguish Paul Judith Rogerson (1) BJS (By His Mother & Litigation Friend SXS) (2) SXS v (1) Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust (2) North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (unreported) In BJS, a claim where a mother (the…
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