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Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury | 15th August 2023

The long-term effects of traumatic childbirth. Is there anything you...

Traumatic births Many women experience psychological and/or emotional trauma during and following a birth. A traumatic birth can impact on a mother’s post-natal mental health...

Mark Wisby

Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence

When cosmetic procedures go wrong – can you make a...

Cosmetic procedures have become increasingly common, but unfortunately, they do not always go to plan. If you have undergone a cosmetic procedure that has not...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury | 6th February 2023

What you need to know about medical negligence and making...

If you or a loved one have experienced medical negligence, you may feel confused, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next. You might not...

Mark Wisby

Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence | 19th November 2020

Can I make a claim for clinical negligence? What you...

If you have suffered an injury because of clinical negligence, you may be wondering whether you are eligible to make a claim for compensation. Personal...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence | 8th April 2020

The Importance of Mental Health Checks Prior to Cosmetic Surgery

It was more than a year ago that Superdrug announced it was to introduce tougher mental health checks prior to performing cosmetic surgery on individuals...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence | 4th March 2019

How Long Do Medical Negligence Claims Take To Settle?

How long do medical negligence claims take to settle? According to the High Court “not too long” is the answer to this question! The High...

Mark Wisby

Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence | 12th January 2019

Has the demise of Legal Aid put justice out of...

Medical negligence (or clinical negligence as it's known) can be utterly devastating, not just for the victim, but for the family too. At a time...

Mark Wisby

Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence
Clinical Negligence | 9th March 2018

Fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases

After many months of debate, the government is aiming to cap the costs which lawyers recover in clinical negligence cases. The current indication is that...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Stacking the Deck – Again! Further cost obstacles for claimants

In June this year my blog “Justice for All?” looked at how changes to the costs rules since April 2013 had benefitted Defendants at the...

Isabel Bathurst

Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence