Kotula v EDF Energy [2010] EWHC B11 (QB); [2011] EWHC 1546 (QB)

Compensation: A two-tier system?

Julian Matthews investigates a fundamental problem with the compensation available when errors are made by private medical or primary care practitioners ‘It is very likely that that claimant will be significantly undercompensated when compared to a person who sustains precisely the same injuries within the NHS, with no guarantee and that their long term needs …

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Syringomyelia: Catastrophic loss

Bill Braithwaite QC discusses syrinxes and cysts in spinal cord injury ‘If a syrinx develops, but does not cause a financial consequence, there is no point in seeking provisional damages because the whole point of the provision is to allow the court to award further damages.’ In my world, we’ve all known about syringomyelia for …

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