By: 8 March 2024

NHS trusts acknowledge accidental limb amputations

In the span of the last three years, a hospital has admitted to the mistaken removal of limbs from six...

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By: 30 September 2022

Early Notification Scheme results in quicker resolution for families of babies with avoidable brain injury

NHS Resolution’s Early Notification Scheme has significantly reduced the time taken to admit legal liability on cases involving a brain...

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By: 1 July 2020

ARAG reports 10th year in profit as the insurer prepares for Covid-19 challenges

Legal expenses and assistance provider ARAG has reported a profit for the tenth consecutive year, following the recovery of some...

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By: 14 September 2018

Simpson Millar snaps up EAD Solicitors in Liverpool

Simpson Millar has acquired Liverpool-based law firm EAD Solicitors as it embarks on its new £50 million investment plan following...

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By: 14 August 2018

Struck-off Dr Bawa-Garba wins appeal

The Court of Appeal has overturned the General Medical Council’s (GMC) decision to strike off Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba. In the...

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By: 16 August 2017

Only 15% of claims against our doctors succeed, says MDU

The MDU has revealed that it successfully defended 85% of medical claims that closed last year. The medical defence organisation...

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By: 2 July 2017

Thousands of possible new claims on the horizon from patients suffering from ill effects of metal-on-metal hip replacements

Medical implant manufacturers and the NHS are at risk of having to face thousands of new hip replacement negligence claims...

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By: 4 January 2016

Concussion in sport

When it comes to concussion in sport, misguided notions of bravery have clashed with medical evidence. But the science is...

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