Articles from Billys
Topic: birth injury
Legal Process
The Causation Trap in Clinical Negligence
A successful settlement for a clinical negligence claim is not always guaranteed. Often, I will be contacted by families telling me horrific tales of breach of care. Although I always point out that I am not qualified to advise them on whether they have a case, I do always signpost to https://www.avma.org.uk or https://www.apil.org.uk in […]
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Paul v Wolverhampton NHS Trust
This is a case surrounding secondary victims which has implications for anyone going through a medical negligence claim for a birth injury to a child. A very useful and informative podcast has been released explaining the implications of this. All credit to the original poster and author. https://www.1cor.com/london/2024/02/02/law-pod-uk-ep-193-supreme-court-rules-on-shock-in-clinical-negligence-cases/ How does this affect families? As a […]
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Interesting professional comment
All credit to original authors and posters. What is the elephant in the room of clinical negligence? Do timings matter in birth injury cases? They do as in the professional comment above about the importance of timings in causality. It can and does make a difference to the outcome. As families, we often disagree with […]
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Interesting legal blogs and articles
We aren’t professionals ourselves, although we know a fair few and are always keen to know more. We do try to look out for relevant articles and blogs our families would find useful in helping them understand the process they are in. A selection is below and is regularly added to All credit to original […]
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