Advocate’s Advice: Clinical negligence review

Bill Braithwaite QC analyses the most important cases of the year ‘A report setting out a diagnosis without any recommendation for treatment or any further diagnostic procedure is far from what McNair J had in mind when he directed the jury in Bolam.’ Although I only do clinical negligence claims involving the brain or spine, I …
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Negligence: Standard of care

Julian Matthews examines how the seniority of the practitioner affects medical claims ‘The skills exercised by doctors of different seniority and experience in relation to history-taking will be very variable.’ While it is trite law that the standard of care to be expected from a learner driver is the same as for any other driver, …
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