Case report: CXB v North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2053 (QB)

Memory; documentary records; disputes of fact ‘HHJ Gore QC’s conclusion that it was necessary to subject the documentary record to careful scrutiny by reference to the witness evidence is consistent with both the Gestmin principles and the historical emphasis on the importance of written evidence.’ This was a clinical negligence claim involving a disputed documentary …
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Negligence: Standard of care

Julian Matthews examines how the seniority of the practitioner affects medical claims ‘The skills exercised by doctors of different seniority and experience in relation to history-taking will be very variable.’ While it is trite law that the standard of care to be expected from a learner driver is the same as for any other driver, …
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