‘The judgment has generated some coverage in the legal and mainstream press, and some of the below the line comments suggest that at least within the legal community it has had a mixed reception. In this blog post I look at why that might be.’
Transparency Project, 19th October 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A woman has been sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment of 12 months after a High Court judge found she had forged a purported court order and sent it to an NHS trust with the intention of obtaining the medical confidential records of a relative, despite the court refusing to direct this.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The medico-legal and insurance services (MLIS) market had an estimated turnover of £700m last year but the coronavirus will have a “major impact”, a report has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 16th July 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Access to Health Records Act 1990 is an oft-overlooked member of the information rights family, but it can have a useful role to play. In the case of Re AB [2020] EWHC 691 (Fam) (Re AB) it was important because the applicant was the personal representative seeking the health records of a deceased sibling; precisely the sort of territory to which data protection law does not apply.’
Panopticon, 23rd April 2020
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘The High Court has insisted that there must be a “level playing field” when it comes to recording medical examinations.’
Litigation Futures, 21st April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Parties who seek to obtain a stay of proceedings on the grounds that the stress of litigation is injurious to their mental health need to produce strong and compelling medical evidence before the Court is likely to accede to their request.’
Park Square Barristers, 26th June 2019
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Police demanded the mobile phone and personal records of a woman who was raped by a stranger eight years ago – even after identifying her attacker using DNA evidence.’
The Independent, 10th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Personal Injury analysis: Frances Lawley, barrister at Zenith Chambers, explores the decision in British Airways Plc v Prosser, which found that a solicitor can recover VAT on a medical reporting organisation fee.’
Zenith PI Blog, 9th May 2019
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Families whose loved ones were killed in Gosport War Memorial Hospital have expressed their fury at the prospect of enduring a further wait that could last years to learn whether criminal charges are to be brought.’
The Independent, 30th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A solicitor does not have to investigate whether a medical reporting organisation (MRO) is right to charge VAT on the whole of its bill, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a case that it said affected “thousands” of others.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An employee of an NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands has been fined for unlawfully accessing the personal records of 14 individuals.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has stepped in to calm GPs’ concerns about solicitors using the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to obtain clients’ medical records.’
Litigation Futures, 8th March 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The National Autistic Society (NAS) is challenging a decision by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to force autistic people to inform them of their diagnosis even if it does not affect their driving.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The court has ruled in favour of claimants in a battle over medical agency fees that affects thousands of low-value personal injury cases.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘There is confusion over whether solicitors can seek medical records for free by making subject access requests (SARs) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).’
Litigation Futures, 17th September 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Hot off (Thursday’s) press comes the CA judgment in DB v GMC [2018] EWCA Civ 1497, which will now be the leading case on the treatment of mixed personal data.’
Panopticon, 2nd July 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘A former receptionist of a Milton Keynes hospital trust has become the latest NHS employee to be prosecuted for accessing patient records without authorisation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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