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Artificial intelligence is already being used across healthcare for purposes including diagnostic imaging, clinical decision support, triage and note-taking. As its use expands further, questions around responsibility, evidence and clinical decision-making are becoming increasingly relevant to medico-legal practice. On 10 September 2026, NHS Resolution published new guidance on indemnity and liability...
Medical evidence is central to most clinical negligence claims. It helps establish what should have happened, whether the care provided fell below the required standard, and whether any breach caused the injury complained of. A High Court decision in a delayed diagnosis claim involving cauda equina syndrome (Williams v Wilkinson...
A medico-legal report is built on the information available to the expert at the point of instruction. In personal injury and clinical negligence claims, medical experts are asked to give opinions on complex issues, which could range from causation to treatment needs or the long-term impact of injury. In order...