Posted inClinical negligence Issue 13 Personal injury

Who gets to go to theatre for urgent surgery first?

Matthew Donmall Middleton v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 2981 (KB) Deputy High Court Judge Jonathan Glasson KC heard this case concerning the timing of revascularisation surgery at Frimley Park Hospital, and whether it was mandatory for the Claimant to be operated on within 6 hours of the…
July 18, 2023Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 13, Personal injuryTags:
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 13 Personal injury

Cancer and Contributory Negligence: Who is the Objectively Reasonable Patient?

Otu v Vivek Datta [2022] EWHC 2388 (KB) When will a patient be partly at fault for not following up when their doctor negligently fails to arrange an appointment? That was the question asked of the High Court in Otu v Datta, a case concerning the death of the Claimant’s…
July 18, 2023Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 13, Personal injuryTags: , ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 9

The Standard of Care and Health Visitors

XM (By His Father and Litigation Friend FM) v Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 3102 (QB) XM (By His Father and Litigation Friend FM) v Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 3102 (QB) This article focuses on one interesting aspect of this detailed decision – its consideration of the…
July 5, 2021Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 9Tags:
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 6

Bolam, Bolitho, or Both-of-‘Em?

Bradfield-Kay v Cope [2020] EWHC 1351 (QB)  This article originally appeared in Issue 6 (September 2020). This split trial on breach of duty concerned allegations relating to the performance of a total left hip replacement by the Defendant. Of interest is the approach taken by the judge to the distinction…
September 1, 2020Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 6Tags: ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 5

The Standard of Care in Pure Diagnosis Cases

Brady v Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 158 (QB)  This article originally appeared in Issue 5 (May 2020). In the bulk of actions for clinical negligence, the standard of care owed to the patient is one point which attracts relatively little judicial consternation. In Brady, and cases…
May 1, 2020Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 5Tags: ,
Posted inClinical negligence Special Issue

Legal Immunity in the Covid-19 Pandemic?

It was reported over the weekend of 18-19 April 2020 that the Medical Defence Union (“MDU”), which provides legal support to around 200,000 doctors, was calling for a debate on the need for emergency legislation to protect doctors from negligence claims arising from the COVID-19 emergency.  The particular concerns raised…
April 1, 2020Posted inClinical negligence, Special IssueTags: , ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 3

Assessing the Standard of Care – Past or Present?

Jones v Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1408 (QB)  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). It is trite law that if a doctor acts in accordance with a responsible body of medical opinion at the time of the treatment, their actions are not negligent,…
November 1, 2019Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 3Tags: , ,
Posted inClinical negligence Issue 3

Assessing the Standard of Care – Junior Doctors

George Andrews v Greater Glasgow Health Board [2019] CSOH 31  This article originally appeared in Issue 3 (November 2019). Background  This Scottish case arose from the death of Ms Jean Graham and was brought by her partner of 20 years, Mr George Andrews. Ms Graham had attended hospital on 6…
November 1, 2019Posted inClinical negligence, Issue 3Tags: ,