Mother jailed for hiding dead baby in Grimsby drain – BBC News
‘A woman who hid the body of her newborn son in a drain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: birth
Is a mother giving birth a primary or secondary victim in a claim for negligent treatment? – Family Law
‘RE v Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 824 (QB) involved a claim relating to negligent treatment during a child’s birth that resulted in the child suffering cerebral palsy (CP). The case also involved psychological injury claims for mother and grandmother (the father’s claim was discontinued).’
Family Law, 19th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Maternity ‘must improve’ at baby-deaths hospital trust – BBC News
‘Maternity services at a health trust at the centre of a baby deaths inquiry must improve, inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 16th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blunders behind NHS baby deaths risk cover-ups under new plans – Daily Telegraph
‘NHS blunders which leave babies stillborn will be brushed under the carpet under government plans to limit legal fees, safety campaigners have warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Record NHS negligence payouts, fuelled by maternity blunders – Daily Telegraph
‘The NHS paid out more than £1bn in damages for medical negligence last year – a record high, fuelled by maternity blunders, official figures show.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law Society warns of lack of legal advice in redress scheme for birth injuries – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Law Society has told the Department of Health that its proposed rapid resolution and redress (RRR) scheme will fail to deliver its intended result of fewer severe avoidable birth injuries.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Regina v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – WLR Daily
Regina v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1245 (QB)
‘The claimant, a 24-year-old man, suffered from physical impairments caused by injuries suffered during his birth at the defendant’s hospital. He was expected to live to about 70 years old, which represented a reduction, as a result of his injuries, from the normal life expectancy for a male of his age. His mother, acting as his litigation friend, brought a claim for damages on his behalf against the defendant. The defendant admitted negligence in relation to the claimant’s birth. On the assessment of damages, issues arose including: (i) whether the claimant was entitled to recover a sum in respect of the pension that, but for his injuries, he would have received during the “lost years” of his life beyond his actual life expectancy; and (ii) how any award for special accommodation needs was to be assessed.’
WLR Daily, 25th May 2017
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Claimant lawyers cast significant doubt over government’s plan to reform injured baby cases – Litigation Futures
‘Claimant lawyers have strongly criticised government plans for a new administrative compensation scheme for birth injury claims, with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers saying that families would “be held hostage” under it.’
Litigation Futures, 30th May 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Roberts -v-Johnstone after the change in discount rate: a high court decision – Zenith PI Blog
‘The recent change in the discount rate was covered on this blog. One issue that arose was how the courts were going to treat the Roberts -v- Johnstone approach to accommodation claims. It was not practical to use a multiplier that was a minus figure. In JR -v- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC 1245 (QB) Mr Justice Davis decided that the multiplier in these circumstances should be zero.’
Zenith PI Blog, 25th May 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Man awarded £8m Sheffield hospital negligence payout – BBC News
‘A man who was left disabled as a result of negligence during his birth will receive almost £8m in NHS compensation.’
BBC News, 25th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby deaths linked to lack of basic midwife training – Daily Telegraph
‘Babies are dying and being put at risk of major brain injury because it is “commonplace” for British midwives to qualify without training in use of basic equipment, a senior coroner has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Coroner’s conundrums: born alive or still-birth, and mother’s anonymity – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A 19-year old mother went into hospital, with a shoebox. In the shoebox was the 6-days dead body of her daughter. She told the hospital and the police that she had been raped, hence the shame about reporting the death. She had given birth in her bedroom at home, and she said that the baby had been cold when born.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th May 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Baby deaths cluster: Trust paid out millions in compensation – BBC News
‘An NHS trust facing a review into maternity errors has paid out millions in compensation after similar mistakes led to babies born with brain injuries.’
BBC News, 4th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Being British is one thing – proving it is another – Legal Voice
‘In the wake of post-Brexit fears for the future of EU citizens in the UK, lawyers should be aware that many of these children are already British, or can become citizens by right, write Solange Valdez-Symonds and Steve Valdez-Symonds.’
Legal Voice, 19th April 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘Insufficient evidence’ to charge anyone over baby’s death at vicarage – Daily Telegraph
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has said there remains “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone over the death of a baby boy at a vicarage.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rape, incest and damage: but who is the real victim? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority v First Tier Tribunal (Social entitlement Chamber) and Y by his mother and Litigation Friend.’ The predictability of genetic disorders continues to challenge existing law. Here, the Court of Appeal had to consider whether a child born as a result of incestuous rape could claim compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) for his congenital disabilities. These were 50% predictable as a result of the nature of his conception, as opposed to 2-3% in the general population.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th March 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
COURT OF APPEAL TAKE UNUSUAL Decision to Reverse Trial Judge’s Finding on Liability in Cerebral Palsy Case – Zenith PI Blog
‘The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge, Judge Inglis, should have directed himself according to the Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11. However the Court of Appeal didn’t stop there. They went on to find that, had the relevant medical practitioner in this case, followed Montgomery and given the In Claimant’s mother the relevant information; she would have elected to have her baby induced on 27th December which would have avoided the brain injury and consequent disabilities that he now suffers from.’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Child of incestuous rape seeks compensation – BBC News
‘A severely disabled man born after an incestuous rape is seeking compensation at the Court of Appeal as a victim.’
BBC News, 15th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mum who dumped newborn baby in Wigan hospital toilets spared jail – BBC News
‘A mother who was “in denial” about her pregnancy and abandoned her newborn baby boy in a bin in toilets at a hospital has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 13th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Frances Cappuccini Caesarean death caused by hospital failures – BBC News
‘A primary school teacher who was “terrified” of giving birth died following failures and inadequate treatment at hospital, a coroner has ruled as her family said the truth had finally been acknowledged.’
BBC News, 16th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
