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News 11/27/2020
Kennedys is celebrating 20 years in Hong Kong, and is also moving to new offices.
Article 11/25/2020
A summary of key developments, including the reintroduction of ‘shielding’ in England; updated guidance from the General Medical Council on decision making and consent; the discount rate in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; bereavement damages for cohabitees; publication by the Office of National Statistics of the 2020 first ASHE release data; and new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office on subject access requests.
Case review 11/25/2020
Paula Grove (Executor of the Estate of Margaret Cook, Deceased) v Secretary of State for Health & Social Care [06.11.20] - The case relates to the deceased’s mitral valve and whether treatment received in relation to its functioning was timely and adequate.
Article 11/23/2020
The duty of candour arose out of the inquiry into the breakdown of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, led by Robert Francis QC (the Francis Report, published in February 2013). It is a legal duty for a care organisation to be open and honest with patients and/or their families when something goes wrong that appears to have caused or could lead to significant harm in the future.
News 11/10/2020
We are pleased to announce that we have been recognised as one of the Best Law Firms in England and Wales for professional negligence in The Times' Best Law Firms 2021.
Article 11/03/2020
We attended a variety of virtual sessions over four days of ACRM 2020, including seminars, panel debates and product exhibitions from a diverse range of institutions, clinicians and entrepreneurs.
Article 11/02/2020
A summary of key developments including Ogden 8, bereavement damages for cohabitees, an update on consultation on the personal injury discount rate in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill.
Article 11/02/2020
A roundup of recent court decisions raising issues relating to calculation of accommodation claims, uncontroverted expert evidence, withdrawal of admissions, the effect of liquidation and restoration on limitation periods, withdrawal of Part 36 offers, striking out of claims, and fundamental dishonesty.
Article 10/28/2020
This year’s American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine annual conference was itself an example of technological improvisation, with virtual delegates attending online due to the pandemic. One of the recurring themes of its numerous seminars was the medical necessity for reinvention of traditional rehabilitation models and the involuntary shift of providers towards caretech solutions for reasons of business continuity and infection control.
Article 10/27/2020
Opioid addiction has received growing publicity in the US in recent years, with hundreds of thousands affected. Despite regulatory changes the problem remains significant, to the extent that the issue has featured in the 2020 race for the White House.
