18 January 2022 - Written by Philip Turton & Katie McFarlane
Gaps in Time and Space: Claims for Clinical Negligence by Secondary Victims following Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
A heavyweight Court of Appeal, comprising the Master of the Rolls, the Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and Nicola Davies LJ has handed down judgment in the conjoined appeals of ...
14 July 2021 - Written by Nikhil Arora
Secondary Victims: Still Second-Class Claimants?
In King v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 1576 (QB), the High Court once again demonstrated the difficulties faced by Claimants who suffer psychiatric condi...
8 February 2021 - Written by Gareth McAloon
'Seconds Out!': Secondary Victim Claims Arising from Clinical Negligence to go to the Court of Appeal
Claims by secondary victims arising from clinical negligence have for many years been a battleground between Claimants and the NHS, particularly where the psychiatric damage that is the subject of the claim occurs many months after the purported breach of duty in...
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