6 February Case Updates CNZ v Royal Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 19 (KB) Causation, Obstetrics, Midwifery, Medical expert, Memory, The Aliquot theory, 10. Report Writing “What is the standard of care expected of a junior doctor?”
6 February Case Updates Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd [2018] EWHC 1577 (TCC) Equality of arms, Late emergence of evidence, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Trial by ambush”
6 February Case Updates McCullough v Forth Valley Health Boards [2020] ScotCS CSOH 40 Amendment of report, omission of evidence, 10. Report Writing “To amend or not to amend, that is the question”
6 February Case Updates A Local Authority v S [2009] EWHC 2115 (Fam) Child abuse, Medical expert, Paediatrics, Non-accidental injury, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “More on the hazards of kite-flying”
3 January Case Updates Re AB (Child Abuse: Expert Witnesses) [1994] EWHC Fam 5 Child abuse, Experts duty, Paediatrics, Brittle bone density, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 07. Working with Instructing Parties, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 15. Criticism and Complaints “The hazards of flying a kite in court”
3 January Case Updates Re X, Y and Z (Children) [2010] EWHC B12 (Fam) Medical expert, Medical records, Paediatrics, Fabricated or induced illness, Letter of Instruction, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 06. Receiving Instructions “Do as you are told”
3 January Case Updates Robinson v Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021) Duty to the court, Wasted costs order, Expert's duties, 10. Report Writing “How to avoid a wasted costs order”
3 January Case Updates Kaye v Lees [2022] EWHC 3326 (KB) Psychiatry, Adjustment Disorder, 10. Report Writing ‘What the psychiatrist needs to know about the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020’
3 January Case Updates Benford (A Child) v East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Rev1) [2022] EWHC 3263 (KB) Care, Psychology, Medical experts, Prognosis, Paediatric neurology, Paediatric gastroenterology, Audiology, Speech and language therapy, 10. Report Writing “If only I had a crystal ball …”
3 January Case Updates Wright v Rogers [2022] EWCA Civ 1658 Psychiatry, Contempt of court, 10. Report Writing “Keeping a contemnor out of prison”