By: 5 March 2018

Fixed costs reform doubted at Clinical Negligence Debate

Fixed costs for clinical negligence cases have the potential to create an uneven playing field, attendees of the Clinical Negligence...

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By: 15 February 2018

Expert group to look at fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence

The UK government is forming an expert group to work on introducing a new cap on the amount of costs...

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By: 7 February 2018

Hunt orders review of gross negligence manslaughter following Dr Bawa-Garba case

Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an urgent review of gross negligence manslaughter cases following the prosecution...

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By: 3 February 2018

NHS Confederation group demands action to reduce clinical negligence costs

A coalition of organisations led by the NHS Confederation has called for urgent action to reduce the spiralling cost of...

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By: 2 December 2017

Clinical negligence claims cost NHS £1.6 billion

The annual cost of clinical negligence claims for NHS trusts has quadrupled over the last decade, a parliamentary committee has...

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By: 28 November 2017

Tackle rising clinical negligence costs, says Alex Chalk MP

The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence...

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By: 28 October 2017

Tees appoints two newly-qualified solicitors to its clinical negligence team

East Anglian firm Tees has appointed two newly-qualified solicitors to its clinical negligence team. Sarah Stocker has returned to the...

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By: 22 October 2017

NHS Trusts are leaving themselves wide open to claims for negligence

NHS Trusts are leaving themselves wide open to claims for negligence due to missing targets for cancer, A&E and planned...

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