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• 8 November 2018
• | Robbie Wilson

The duty of care applies to non-medics

A court in a medical negligence case has decided that non-clinical hospital staff, as well as the clinicians, owe a duty of care to patients.

• 1 October 2018
• | Robbie Wilson

Medical negligence: expert witnesses need to know about any differences in witness evidence

The dangers of expert evidence in a medical negligence case being based on only one witness's account where that account is disputed by another witness has been highlighted in the recent decision in Taylor v Dailly Health Centres. 

• 5 September 2018

Partner appointments and promotions follow strong year at Anderson Strathern

• 20 August 2018
• | Janice Jones

Take the legal route to avoid cohabitation pitfalls

For many couples a key is likely to come before a ring and a Living Together Agreement or Cohabitation Agreement may provide the security needed to start a life together.

• 1 August 2018
• | Gary Burton

Evidence must prove existence of duties where a registrant’s ‘failure’ to act is alleged

The court has emphasised that where the actions of a professional are alleged to amount to a “failure”, it is necessary for the regulator to lead sufficient evidence to establish specifically what the actual duties on that professional were.

• 9 July 2018

New client wins help power Anderson Strathern to strong first half financial results

• 29 May 2018
• | Robbie Wilson

Court clarifies the scope of damages in ‘wrongful birth’ actions

A recent English High Court decision has helped clarify the scope of damages which could be recoverable in the case of so-called ‘wrongful birth’ actions.

• 31 January 2018

Turnover and profits up at Anderson Strathern

• 9 October 2017
• | Robbie Wilson

Medical negligence and birth injury cases – causation issues

Medical negligence cases involving injuries at birth can present difficulty for pursuers when attempting to prove the facts.

• 24 July 2017
• | Catriona Watt

Professional disciplinary appeal sets out lessons for registrants and regulators

The potentially serious consequences for registrants of a failure to attend disciplinary proceedings was confirmed in the recent appeal of Sanusi v General Medical Council [2018] EWHC 1388 (Admin).

• 29 May 2017
• | Robbie Wilson

Court rejects attempt to seek amendment of a medical negligence case after the timebar

The Court of Session has ruled that a Minute of Amendment which would have introduced a new case into a medical negligence action when the triennium for the new allegations had already passed is not to be allowed. 

• 15 December 2016
• | Gary Burton

Letters from regulators should clearly warn registrants of potential outcomes

The Court of Session has upheld the appeal of a nurse, LM, against a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to strike her off from the NMC register in her absence, saying that the powers of the committee had been ‘buried in the text’ of the notice of hearing letter.