Clinical Negligence Update - Caselaw, Expert Evidence, & Quantum

Introduction

This webinar provides an update on recent cases, expert evidence, quantum and the thorny issue of informed consent. It also provides information on the fixed costs regime, the transfer to multi track and the clinical negligence agreements.

The aim of this webinar is to provide a review of all important decisions over the last year and how they affect practice.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Causation issues - the problems of hypoxia - Masik v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
• Beatty v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust - dealing with embolism issues
• CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• What makes a good claim, evidence wise
• Lump sum and PPO offers
• Lost years - leapfrog to Supreme court
• The further changes in informed consent - Malik v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Practical difficulties and problems with claim forms and service - Chehaib v Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Others [2024]
• Interim payment - surrogacy issues - Cripps v Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2024]
• Interim payments - XSI (A Child) v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2024]
• Biggadike v El Farra & Anor [2024]
• Medical records - not reliable evidence
• Bias of experts review
• Deficiency in expert evidence - Woods v Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2024]
• Fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims that settle pre-issue
• Changes to the Fixed Costs Rule 1: When Clinical Negligence Claims must be allocated to the multi-track
• Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement for 2024

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 7th January 2025

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