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Hello and welcome to our April/May issue, the main focus of this issue is negligence.
- Apr 8, 2025
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In this issue we cover the main areas of negligence that involves expert witness including, ‘Understanding Negligence in Healthcare: Insights into the NHS Resolution Early Notification Scheme’ by Julia Parvia Midwifery expert at Somek & Associates Ltd.
Broker Negligence and Loss of Chance - Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd, The Court of Appeal (CA) recently handed down its judgment in Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 58 in which it dismissed the Defendant’s appeal concerning its application to strike out or summarily dismiss the Claimant’s claim, reaffirming that in cases of brokers’ negligence, the correct approach is to apply a loss of chance evaluation.
Medical Tattooing in the Medico-Legal World: ‘An Expert Witness Perspective on Negligence’, medical tattooing is increasingly recognised as a valuable treatment in medico-legal cases, particularly those involving negligence claims. This article is by specialist Rae Denman.
Medical Malpractice, in 2024, it was expected that the government would introduce fixed recoverable costs in lower value pre-action clinical negligence an overview by Jonathan Fuggle claims to drive early resolution and lower costs.
Of interest to all expert is ‘Expert Witness Case Study: Is it Possible to be an Expert in Everything? Also ‘Exploring the overlaps between civil and criminal law,’ by Aimee Stokes.
Our next issue will be published in June 2025, it will have a medical personal injury focus, if you have a submission please email us.
Chris Connelly
Editor
Email: chris.connelly@expertwitness.co.uk
