Clinical Negligence: Delayed diagnosis in cancer cases and proof of causation

In conclusion to his two-part article, Julian Matthews reports upon a further recent decision in this complex area of medicine and law, and reflects upon whether similar cases can still be pursued given the recent changes to the rules on costs My last article for the Personal Injury Law Journal concerned awards of damages for …
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Clinical Negligence: Delayed diagnosis in cancer: proof of causation

Julian Matthews reports on a recent application of the alternative approach to causation suggested by Lord Phillips and Baroness Hale in Gregg v Scott Mr Justice Bean found that on the balance of probabilities the failure to diagnose the tumour in March 2006 had caused the claimant’s life expectancy to be reduced by three years. …
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