Medical Law

The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in the appeal of McCulloch & Ors v Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26. The court was asked to decide on the extent to which a doctor is required, under a duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about possible alternative treatmen

A health board that admitted liability to a patient jointly with a private doctor for serious personal injuries suffered by her has had its contribution for the award of £2.8 million damages assessed at zero per cent, with the doctor bearing 100 per cent. Carolyn Almond-Roots attended the acci

In a recent landmark decision, the English High Court allowed the claimant’s personal injury case against her mother’s GP on the basis that the claimant’s disability had been caused by negligent advice to her mother pre-conception, writes Klaudia Wasilewska. It is a well-establishe

A medical law expert is challenging a Scottish government mesh review amid fears patient records could be changed, The Sunday Post reports. Alison Britton, professor of healthcare and medical law at Glasgow Caledonian University, has spoken of shared patient concerns over government plans to modify

Medical law expert Lauren Sutherland QC has launched a legal blog. Clinical Negligence, Law & Ethics will provide posts on legal cases in the area of clinical negligence and patient consent.