Medical Negligence Articles
Practical guides to clinical negligence claims, pre-action protocol compliance, expert evidence, and preparing trial bundles for medical negligence cases.
Clinical Negligence Time Limits: The 3-Year Rule and the Date of Knowledge
The Limitation Act 1980 three-year rule for clinical negligence, with date-of-knowledge under section 14, the section 33 discretion, and the rules for children and protected persons.
Pre-Action Protocol for Clinical Negligence: Letter of Claim Walkthrough
What goes in a Letter of Claim under the Clinical Negligence Pre-Action Protocol: facts, allegations, injury, causation, quantum, and the four-month response deadline.
Clinical Negligence Expert Evidence: Breach of Duty vs Causation Reports
Why clinical negligence cases need separate breach-of-duty and causation experts, what each report must cover under CPR Part 35, and how joint statements narrow trial issues.
How to Prepare a Medical Negligence Claim Yourself: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, factual guide for litigants in person in England and Wales considering a clinical negligence claim — limitation, the Pre-Action Protocol, expert evidence, quantum, and the points at which self-representation stops being realistic.
What Evidence Do I Need to Sue a Hospital? A Clinical Negligence Evidence Guide
The four evidential pillars of a clinical negligence claim against an NHS Trust or private hospital — duty, breach, causation, and quantum — and the records, witness, and expert evidence each requires.
How to Organise Hospital Records for a Clinical Negligence Claim
A practical, step-by-step guide for litigants in person and McKenzie Friends on organising hospital and GP records for clinical negligence proceedings — chronology, pagination, gaps, and expert-ready bundling.