THOMAS v CURLEY

[2013] LS Law Med 141

COURT OF APPEAL(CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice SULLIVAN,Lord Justice JONES,Mr Justice WARREN

Clinical negligence – Res ipsa loquitur – Bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy – Dispute on nature of injury – Expert evidence at trial of possible cause – Whether judge's approach to non-applicability of res ipsa loquitur doctrine could be faulted – Whether judge erred in finding that negligence could be inferred.