Clinical Negligence Claims A Practical Guide

Author: Grahame Aldous QC
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9780955519734
Published In: July 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Written by experienced members of the 9 Gough Square Clinical Negligence Practice Group,Clinical Negligence Claims: A Practical Guide provides a valuable 255 page reference source for Clinical Negligence practitioners, with insights into still developing areas of law.

For the personal injury lawyer who is new to the particular demands of Clinical Negligence work this book provides a welcome introduction to the practicalities of the law and procedure in the area. For the experienced Clinical Negligence lawyer this book offers a handy reference source together with detailed consideration of the important areas in Clinical Negligence litigation. The book covers the intricacies of investigating breach of duty and causation through to the practicalities of case management and the calculation and management. Specifically it covers:

An Overview of Healthcare Bodies;
Regulation of the Medical Profession;
Funding Clinical Negligence Claims including Conditional Fee Agreements;
Complaints, NHS Redress and the Pre-Action Protocol;
Causation and Remoteness;
Consent;
Liability for Defective Medical Products;
Regulation of Clinical Drugs Trials;
Disclosure and Medical Records;
Case Management and Expert Evidence;
Alternatiive Dispute Resolution;
Group Actions;
Inquests;
Limitation;
Damages;
Managing Awards;
Healthcare Associated Infections;
Regulation of Human Tissue.

The Book also includes a Glossary of Common Medical Abbreviations and Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments all cross referenced to the relevant page.

EDITOR
Grahame Aldous, QC

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
John Foy QC
Giles Eyre, barrister
Christopher Wilson, barrister
Andrew Ritchie, barrister
Philip Jones, barrister
Jeremy Crowther, barrister
Clare Padley, barrister
Laura Begley, barrister
Christopher Stephenson, barrister
Jeremy Ford, barrister
Stuart McKechnie, barrister
Perrin Gibbons, barrister
Giles Mooney, barrister
Linda Nelson, barrister
Adam Dawson, barrister
Robert McAllister, barrister
Oliver Millington, barrister
Esther Pounder, barrister
Emily Radcliffe, barrister
Esther Maclachlan, barrister
Jennifer Scott, barrister

SERIES EDITOR
Stephen Glynn, barrister