28 January Case Updates Consent – post-Montgomery Clinical negligence, Dentistry, Consent, 06. Rules and Regulations Although this is a dental/maxillofacial negligence case, it is of importance for all healthcare experts instructed in cases where consent may be an issue. It highlights points about which experts should enquire when there may be an issue as to consent to a surgical or other procedure. In this case it was found that the consent process was deficient in a number of respects. It is also a case which illustrates how expert evidence can separately assist the court on the issues of breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis. Winterbotham v Shahrak (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2633 (KB)
6 June Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 Psychiatry, Capacity, Consent, Caesarean section, 11. Report Writing “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section”