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An appeal by one of two defenders in a £2.8 million settled action for medical negligence against a determination that a just apportionment of damages was one where he was assessed at a 100 per cent contribution has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. Muftah Eljamel, a con
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Patients have been left permanently scarred and unable to get compensation because of weak regulation of cosmetic surgery, according to a BBC investigation. The introduction of a compulsory register of cosmetic surgeons was recommended by a UK government review in 2013, but a voluntary register was
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Nicola Edgar looks at English proposals to overhaul the medical negligence regime. Sir Rupert Jackson, a former Court of Appeal Judge whose views have previously formed the basis of government policy, has set out radical proposals for overhauling the medical negligence law and procedures for handlin
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On 22nd March 2019, Lord Pentland found in favour of the pursuer in respect of his medical negligence claim against Greater Glasgow Health Board and awarded £187,606.27 in damages. Lord Pentland’s opinion makes for a rather encouraging read for those who act for pursuers in these often c
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“No negligence where the doctors disagree” used to be the approach of the courts to expert evidence in medical cases.
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