Brain injury: Challenges for claimants

Deirdre Goodwin examines the pitfalls in quantifying brain injury claims ‘Careful investigation is required of the claimant’s pre-accident employment, not only evidenced by payslips but – in respect of the future – the likely career trajectory.’ This is a time of rapid change: the discount rate, appropriate accommodation claims methodology, as well as significant advances …
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Case report: Khan v MNX [2018] EWCA Civ 2609

Informed consent; clinical negligence; the SAAMCO principle ‘In the event, the Court of Appeal in Khan distinguished Chester on the facts in order to apply the SAAMCO principles to the duty to give informed consent.’ Khan v MNX [2018] is an important decision clarifying that the SAAMCO principle, that losses are only recoverable if they …
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