31 December Case Updates Zeromska-Smith v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 980 (QB), 2019 WL 01643863 Personal injury, Recovery of damages, Pathological grief, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “When is a mental disorder not a mental disorder?” Relevance: Personal injury cases involving bereavement Topic: Recovery of damages for pathological grief
31 December Case Updates A Local Authority v M, F, E, W, X Y Z (by their Children's Guardian) [2019] EWHC 1447 (Fam), 2019 WL 06313296 Hot-tubbing, Expert evidence, 14. Giving Oral Evidence “Out of the frying pan into the hot tub”’ Relevance: General Topic: Concurrent expert evidence (‘hot-tubbing’)
31 December Case Updates Mustard v Flower [2019] EWHC 2623 (QB), 2019 WL 05104326 Covert recording, Neuropsychological assessment, Part 35, 05. Rules and Regulations, 11. Responding to questions, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Be sure your sins will find you out” Relevance: General. Issues: Admissibility of covert recording of neuropsychological assessment Disproportionate Part 35 questions