07/12/2020
Andrew Ritchie QC, representing the claimant (aged 51), settled this Cauda Equina clinical negligence claim for £2.75 million. The hospital admitted negligently failing to diagnose a lumbar prolapsed disc which put pressure on the Cauda Equina causing bladder, bowel, genital and leg deficits and neurogenic pain for life.
In the week the Hague Convention came into force, whilst the domestic courts heard an important appeal on Covid refund claims, Anirudh Mandagere and Tom Collins bring us all the latest news both internationally and nationally. And as always, members of Deka Chambers are at…
On 1 July, chambers was delighted to welcome leaders and members of the CPS Homicide Unit for a training and social evening. First Senior Treasury Counsel and Joint Head of Chambers Tom Little KC, was able to draw upon his experience of prosecuting some of…
This week Julia Brechtelsbauer grapples with the continuing issues around taking evidence from abroad, and examines a case which illustrates well the problems, both legal and practical, that can arise when dealing with witnesses located in another jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Andrew Spencer asks whether UK law…
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