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2019

Court of Appeal rejects Defendants bid to change Bolam Test

The Court of Appeal have rejected an appeal by a neurosurgeon against a finding that he acted negligently in administering anticoagulant drugs too early after surgery to decompress the spine.
The early administration of a blood thinning drug lead to a…

Matthew v Sedman [2019] EWCA Civ 475: limitation in ‘midnight deadline’ cases

Suppose you are under a professional obligation to do an act by no later than the end of 2 June, in default of which your client will suffer immediate loss. You can comply with your obligation by doing the act in question…

Experts in contempt – Amend reports at your peril…

Medical reports are often meticulously scrutinised in personal injury claims. They provide an overview of the claimant’s personal account to his or her expert of their symptomatology, past medical history and the circumstances of their accident. Sometimes, a claimant may suggest that…

Discount Rate Klaxon – Review due in August 2019

The Lord Chancellor will announce later today that the first review of the personal injury discount rate under the Damages Act 1996 as amended by the Civil Liability Act 2018 will start on 19 March 2019.

The Act requires that the Lord…

Members of 9 Gough Chambers Personal Injury team to attend PIBA Annual Conference in Oxford

The Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA), is holding its Annual Conference at St Catherine’s College in Oxford from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th March.
Abigail Stamp will be delivering a Quantum Update and Helen Pooley will be speaking on Animals Act Claims.

Word of warning for McKenzie Friends & Co

I have seen this decision reported in a number of places online and it seems to be both important and interesting, so thought I’d add something brief here.

The High Court has given much needed guidance on the duty of care owed…

Experts in contempt – amend reports at your peril…

Medical reports are often meticulously scrutinised in personal injury claims. They provide an overview of the claimant’s personal account to his or her expert of their symptomatology, past medical history and the circumstances of their accident. Sometimes, a claimant may suggest that their report…

Anonymity Orders: Balancing privacy with the principle of open justice

The High Court has recently considered the circumstances in which it is appropriate to grant anonymity orders under CPR 39.2(4) and the stage at which such applications should be made.

In Justyna Zeromska-Smith v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 552 (QB) the…

Simon Brindle successfully represents woman injured during a game of musical chairs

Simon Brindle successfully represented a woman who was injured during a game of musical chairs that went badly wrong.
The Claimant owned a caravan at the Haven Leisure Rockley Park Resort near Pole in Dorset. One of the facilities offered by…

Congratulations to Giles Mooney who takes silk today

9 Gough Chambers congratulates Giles Mooney who is taking silk today.

Giles Mooney QC and our senior clerk Michael Goodridge.

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