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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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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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Expert evidence refused for a Defendant who puts a Claimant to proof

Expert evidence refused for a Defendant who puts a Claimant to proof Robert Mills Fox v Moroney and Others [unreported, 5 September 2025] The claim was brought against a dental practice for negligent dental treatment performed by dentists based at the practice. The allegations were based on breaches of non-delegable duties…
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