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Legal issues in obstetrics and neonatal care
Continuing concerns about Maternity and Neonatal services in England and Wales have been growing recently despite the recommendations of numerous internal investigations and several formal independent inquiries. It should be noted that the duty of..
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18 April 2025
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Allegations of dishonesty
Cullen v Henniker-Major [2024] EWHC 2809 (KB)
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18 April 2025
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Court of Protection cases
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Another v LV [2025] EWCOP 9 (T3)
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18 April 2025
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Inquests
Neonatal care: Example of a Coroner's Prevention of Future Death Report
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18 April 2025
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Lucy Letby update
The Thirlwell Inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby has made significant progress. Lucy Letby is currently serving multiple life sentences after being convicted of the murder and attempted murder of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The..
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18 April 2025
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Removal of the wrong tooth
An investigation carried out by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) considered the risks involved in identifying the correct tooth for extraction in dental practice. While the investigators accepted that the extraction of a tooth is an..
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18 April 2025
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Leapfrog appeal before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is deliberating, in a leapfrog appeal, the important issue of whether child claimants can recover damages for the so-called "lost years" where their life-expectancy has been limited as a result of clinical negligence.The lost years..
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18 April 2025
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Negligence in dentistry
Bailey v Bijlani [2025] EWHC 175 (KB)
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18 April 2025
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Road traffic accidents
CXC (a protected party by her litigation friend, BXB) v Clarke and Another [2024] EWHC 3138 (KB)
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18 April 2025
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