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The ‘Lost Years’ Now Found – Exploring CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Written by Mason Hallam on 19 February 2026

There has been an important change to the law about compensation for children for the ‘lost years’ when negligence shortens their expected lifespan, following the Supreme Court’s decision in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this week. The ruling has clarified a new position for child claimants in clinical negligence cases; the previous of which stood for over forty years. Read On

Richard Stanford welcomed to the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel for a further 5 years

Written by Tom Barnes on 11 April 2025

Partner and Medical Negligence Solicitor Richard Stanford, has been awarded membership of the AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel for a further five years. Read On

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Hospitals Sending Patients to Hotels due to Social Care Crisis

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Increasing Clinical Negligence Claims

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Covid-19: The Impact upon Clinical Negligence

Written by Tom Barnes on 19 August 2021

Clinical Negligence litigation relies on the opinion of medical experts, to identify and establish breach of duty, causation and quantum issues. Many of these medical experts work in both public and private sectors and many of whom have been called forward to healthcare’s front line in the fight against Covid-19. This has created a shortage of available experts to give evidence on liability and/or quantum to support both the Claimant and Defendant. Read On

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What is the role of a Specialist Clinical Negligence Practitioner?

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Interview with BTTJ Medical Negligence Solicitor Richard Stanford

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Richard Stanford Concludes a Unique Clinical Negligence Case

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SCIL Fight Fixed Fees for Medical Negligence Claims

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Patient recall: Have you been treated by Solihull’s Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies doctor, Mr Arackal Manu Nair?