Since our annual Medical malpractice insurance forward view 2024 was published in February a number of developments have happened, which those indemnifying medical professionals should be aware of.

Summary of all the cases of note this year.

The DCP is the pilot of an online portal for the management of certain civil claims.

Following any award of compensation to a Claimant, the Claimant’s solicitors are entitled to recover their costs and disbursements such as expert fees. In some cases, the costs being sought can be far greater than the damages awarded.

Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, heard last year, confirmed that a Court can order a mediation (or other non-court alternative dispute resolution).

General damages cover the damages payable to the injured party for pain suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA) as opposed to quantifiable economic losses known as special damages.

The Civil Liability Act 2018 requires the Government to review the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) in England and Wales at least every five years, with the formal review starting on 15 July 2024 and due to be completed by 11 January 2025.

The Summer edition of our Clinical Law Insight, in this edition: the Infected Blood Inquiry and the Voicing Loss project reports, new medical examiner system for investigating deaths and much more.

This edition focus on safety & learning and governance, learning from coroners’ Prevention of Future Death reports, governance issues around the quality of information provided to Boards and the recently announced review of the duty of candour.

The opportunities for equipment manufacturers and software developers appear to be almost limitless. From tele-radiology and dermatology to using AI in diagnosis – all present unique challenges, but have similar medico-legal issues at their core.

Our annual Forward View we considers the challenges and opportunities digital health brings, the impact of recent legal decisions tas well as key issues such as the discount rate review.

In our annual Forward View we consider the challenges and opportunities digital health brings, the impact of recent legal decisions as well as key issues such as the discount rate review.