Secondary victims: once again the Court declines to distinguish Paul – Quarterly Medical Law Review

Posted June 4th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘In BJS, a claim where a mother (the Second Claimant) witnessed her son (the First Claimant) suffer catastrophic injuries whilst an inpatient on a psychiatric ward, the High Court rejected an attempt to distinguish the Supreme Court’s decision in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UK SC 1.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review, 2nd June 2026

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