Archives: Personal injury

The SC has heard an important case in which the following was considered: can an individual make a claim for psychiatric injury caused by witnessing the death or other horrifying event of a close relative as a result of earlier clinical negligence? The SC case summary is as follows: ‘Background to the Appeals The claimants …

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The SC has considered an interesting case in a PI context regarding whether and (if so) in what circumstances can the court evaluate and reject what is described as an ‘uncontroverted’ expert’s report? The SC case summary is as follows: ‘Background to the Appeal This appeal concerns the question of when a trial judge can …

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