On 28th April the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published its report on NHS litigation reform. The committee has concluded that “the system for compensating injured patients in England is not fit for purpose” and proposes wide-ranging reforms.
In their webinar yesterday, Lord Faulks QC and Edward Bishop QC outlined and discussed the report’s conclusions and proposals, and when (or if) they are likely to be adopted by this or any future government.
If you missed it, you can view it here:
Edward Lamb KC is chairing the second day of the Adult Brain Injury Conference in Manchester, on Friday 12 June. He also presented a talk: ‘Utilising the Court of Protection in Injury Work’. The Adult Brain Injury Conference is taking place at the Lowry (Salford…
Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 629/24, MH v Costa Crociere SpA we ask whether the basis for claims against sea and air carriers will now shift from the Athens and Montreal Conventions (with their two…
Section 96 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 implements a proposal of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse by introducing new provisions into the Limitation Act 1980 in relation to claims for child sexual abuse. Paul Stagg KC (who successfully defended the claims…
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