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Medico-legal News – Spring 2026

A few interesting medical cases from the last 6 months:- Negligence Court of Protection Inquests Regulatory NEGLIGENCE – Shaheen & Anor v. Daish [2025] EWHC 3056 (KB) The Court found that the GP defendant ‘…failed to tell/inform the deceased that [...]

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Alec Hancock Disbursements Decoded

“Come Fly With Me: A Very Montreal Way to Get Injured”

Two passengers are flying to Majorca, one sitting at the front and the other at the back of the plane. Both were injured approximately simultaneously during the flight. The front passenger was returning from the bathroom and slipped on a [...]

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Legal representatives signing statements of truth – is it worth the risk?

With ongoing uncertainty about what constitutes 'conducting litigation' rather than ‘assisting in conducting litigation,' pending any clarification from the Court of Appeal in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, many may turn to the CPR to determine which actions non-authorised litigators [...]

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Medico-legal News – Autumn 2025

A digest of some interesting cases over the last 12 months:- Disciplinary Inquests Regulatory Brain Stem Testing DISCIPLINARY – Dr Syed Farhan Hyder v. GMC [2024] EWHC 2945 (Admin) Erasure from the Medical Register was considered an entirely appropriate sanction [...]

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Medico-legal News – Autumn 2024

A digest of some interesting cases over the last 12 months:- Withdrawal of Treatment Mental Capacity Inquests WITHDRAWAL OF TREATMENT - Re AA [2024] EWCOP 39 (T3) The court will not ‘rubber stamp’ a clinical decision in a case where [...]

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