Clinical Judgments

Pal v (1) Damen (2) BIRAND [2022] EWHC 004697 (QB)

Date
5th May 2022
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As noted in our previous blog entry discussing Clarke v Kaleciński, the growing phenomenon of UK residents travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery is, sadly, a fertile ground for clinical negligence claims. There are often major arguments to be had at the outset of such cases about which country’s courts have jurisdiction to hear the case […]

Clarke v Kalecinski & Ors [2022] EWHC 488 (QB)

Date
8th March 2022
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UK residents travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery is big business and fertile ground for clinical negligence claims, which raise different questions than those typically encountered in domestic clinical negligence claims. The case of Clarke v Kaleciński is an interesting example of a case of this type.

Wilkins v University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2164 (QB)

Date
30th July 2021
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In Wilkins v University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust, the High Court was called upon to determine the date of knowledge for limitation purposes and whether the court should exercise its discretion to extend time in a claim arising out of treatment in 2009 and 2010, but only issued in 2019. The Facts In early […]

Bradfield-Kay v Cope [2020] EWHC 1352 (QB)

Date
21st May 2020
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In Bradfield-Kay v Cope, an orthopaedic surgeon was sued for negligence arising out of a hip replacement carried out at a private hospital in 2009. The case is an interesting application of the Bolam and Bolitho criteria, in particular the question whether a particular clinical practice can be said to be based on a logical […]

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