John-Paul Swoboda KC assesses the state of play after the Supreme Court allowed a lost years claim in the case … More
Category: Clinical Negligence
“Thou shalt not kill. And if you do…. thou shalt not receive money”
G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others v Lewis‑Ranwell [2026] UKSC 2: illegality, insanity and coherence after Patel Pankaj Madan … More
Anonymity orders in injury cases: new PF10 issued following PMC v Cwm Taf Morgannwg [2025] EWCA Civ 1126
John-Paul Swoboda KC analyses the judgment in PMC and updates practitioners as to the new PF10 form issued by the … More
Anonymity orders: the view from the coalface following PMC v A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB)
In this blog post, Finn Selman, pupil barrister at 12KBW, analyses the judgment in PMC v A Local Health Board … More
Strike-out on the basis of facts, not law
Lukes v Kent & Medway NHS Trust is an instructive illustration of whether strike-out applications can succeed on factual grounds against either healthcare or police defendants in the context of claims for provision of negligent mental health treatment/assessment.
Claimant succeeds in negligence claim regarding pre-conception advice given to her mother: Toombes v Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB)
Megan Griffiths writes about this landmark clinical negligence case on pre-conception advice, where the High Court handed down judgment in favour … More