Amelia Williams, Author at The QMLR Archive

Maternity report

Maternity report Jo Moore & Amelia Williams On 26 February 2026, Baroness Amos published her Interim Report as Chair of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation. The Investigation was set up in June 2025 to drive urgent improvements in patient care and safety. Evidence has been gathered via engagement…

By Jo Moore, Amelia Williams April 8, 2026Inquiries, Issue 16birth injury, Duty of care, Standard of care, systemic failure

Clinical Negligence Issue 15

A case-study in witness credibility

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

By Amelia Williams October 28, 2024Clinical Negligence, Issue 15Consent, witness evidence

Clinical Negligence Issue 14

Fatal Accidents and Limitation

Fatal Accidents and Limitation Amelia Williams Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB) Introduction In Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB), Master Cook considered whether a Claimant could rely on Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 in a fatal accident claim where…

By Amelia Williams September 21, 2023Clinical Negligence, Issue 14limitation

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