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Article 14/09/2020
Much has been learnt from the recent operational response to COVID-19 in terms of the way in which different healthcare providers have responded to the pandemic at short notice.
News 02/09/2020
The Australian arm of global insurance and litigation law firm Kennedys today announced the promotion of 10 lawyers to new senior roles, in the largest-ever group of promotions for the firm in Australia in a single year.
Report 01/09/2020
Article 27/08/2020
Many private practising doctors in Hong Kong provide healthcare services to residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) in addition to their daily clinical practices. Other than providing regular on-site medical examination and treatment to elderly residents, very often, doctors are asked by the RCHEs to assess whether restrainers ought to be used on certain elderly residents and to give written consent to the RCHEs to apply suitable restrainers.
Case review 27/08/2020
In Lai Chi Wai v Tong Hung Kwok and Tsui Siu Fai [2020] HKCFI 628 (HCPI 1235/2014), the Hong Kong Court unprecedentedly awarded damages for the plaintiff’s claim for the costs of an initial and replacement exoskeletons.
News 27/08/2020
Kennedys has urged the Irish Government to change the way the personal injury discount rate is calculated to reflect what injured people actually do with their compensation in real life.
Article 27/08/2020
Welcome to the latest edition of Hong Kong Medical Law Brief
News 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 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.
