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Article 14-08-2020
Kennedys has urged the Northern Ireland Executive to change the way the personal injury discount rate is calculated to reflect what injured people do with their compensation in real life. This is in response to a consultation issued by Stormont, which our Belfast office has responded to drawing upon the experiences of the firm’s national offices.
Article 12-08-2020
The Seventh Edition of the Ogden Tables was published on 1 August 2011. Much has changed in the intervening nine years as the Explanatory Notes to the Eighth Edition make clear, not least Brexit, a global pandemic and gradually declining improvements in life expectancy.
Article 03-08-2020
A roundup of recent court decisions raising issues in relation to Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in medical cases; secondary victim claims; claiming costs associated with commercial surrogacy abroad; the scope of medical practitioners’ duty of confidentiality; calculation of rest breaks for junior doctors; causation and previously unrecognised surgical complications; the scope of the duty of care of a junior doctor; and explaining treatment options.
Article 03-08-2020
A summary of key developments, including the use of digital solutions both during and as we emerge from the pandemic; a Care Quality Commission insight report reflecting on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the delivery of health and social care; our recently published: ‘The future of care: is technology the answer?’; implementation of new Liberty Protection Safeguards system postponed; and publication of the latest edition of the Ogden Tables.
Case review 21-07-2020
In a three day hearing commencing on 23 June 2020, the Court of Appeal heard the case of Swift v Carpenter, in which the appellant challenged the decision of no award for her accommodation claim. The judgment has been reserved.
Article 13-07-2020
It is well established that Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 is engaged at inquest if the deceased was under the control of the state, for example whilst imprisoned or detained under the Mental Health Act 2005.
Case review 10-07-2020
Article 06-07-2020
Our latest thinking into the insurance impacts arising from the ongoing crisis is offered against England entering Phase 3 of its recovery plan, with large parts of the economy opening for socially distanced service for the first time since early March.
Article 30-06-2020
We examine the approach to indemnifying healthcare professionals in respect of clinical negligence claims arising out of COVID-19 globally and consider what options are available in the UK.
Article 29-06-2020
Expert witnesses are central to the preparation and development of clinical negligence cases. A competent expert with robust and logically based views will be the difference between being successful or unsuccessful, whether at trial or in terms of a settlement.
