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The Lock Review: Reforming the Clinical Negligence Landscape
Following the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) critical report on the "two decades of inaction" regarding clinical negligence costs, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that its strategy now rests on the ongoing independent review led by David Lock KC. While the PAC report focused on the staggering...
Data Governance: Managing the Risk of Medical Record Handling
The handling of patient data remains a key risk area in clinical negligence and personal injury work, particularly where medical records are shared across multiple organisations. The Information Commissioner’s Office sets out clear expectations on how sensitive health data should be stored, transferred and accessed. Health Record Data – The...
Supreme Court “Lost Years” Ruling Could Reshape Valuation of Catastrophic Child Injury Claims
The recent UK Supreme Court decision allowing severely injured children to claim damages for earnings during the “lost years” of life expectancy is set to influence how catastrophic clinical negligence claims are valued. The ruling in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust removed a long-standing legal restriction that...