Surrogacy Law /HFEA Update (February 2017) – Family Law Week
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent surrogacy cases in this jurisdiction, developments in the European Court of Human Rights, calls for law reform and recent judgments...
View ArticleGP surgery administrator fined for illegally accessing patient records –...
‘A former NHS administrator has been ordered to pay nearly £800 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully accessing patient records.’ Full story Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2017...
View ArticleWill genetically-informed medicine upend medical confidentiality? – UK Human...
‘ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and Others [2017] EWCA Civ 336. In a fascinating twist to the drama of futuristic diagnosis, the Court of Appeal has allowed an argument that doctors treating a...
View ArticleMedical privacy – Panopticon
‘Do clinicians treating a patient with Huntington’s Disease have a duty to disclose the diagnosis to the patient’s daughters? Arguably so, says the Court of Appeal in ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS...
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Case Law Update – Byrom Street Chambers
‘This paper examines a selection of those of the more interesting cases to those acting for defendants over the past two years.’ Full StoryByrom Street Chambers, 26th September 2017Source:...
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Dentist fines: Mistakes over addresses hitting thousands – BBC News
‘Many fines incorrectly imposed after dental treatment are because of mistakes over patients’ addresses, says a health watchdog.’ Full StoryBBC News, 24th October 2017Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleHigh Court grants legal challenge against NHS-Home Office deal to hand over...
‘The High Court has granted a legal challenge against a NHS-Home Office deal to hand over patient data to immigration officials. The challenge, put forward by Migrants Rights Net (MRN), a UK charity...
View ArticleGovernment ‘failing to act on serious concerns about NHS data sharing’ raised...
‘The government has been accused of failing to act on “serious concerns” raised by doctors and MPs about an NHS policy that sees patient details shared with immigration authorities.’ Full StoryThe...
View ArticleEx-hospital worker prosecuted for inappropriately accessing patient records –...
‘A former receptionist of a Milton Keynes hospital trust has become the latest NHS employee to be prosecuted for accessing patient records without authorisation.’ Full StoryLocal Government Lawyer,...
View ArticleMixed Data in the Court of Appeal – Panopticon
‘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.’ Full StoryPanopticon, 2nd July...
View ArticleConfusion as solicitors make medical record requests for clients under GDPR –...
‘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).’ Full StoryLitigation...
View ArticleCourt backs recoverability of agency fees in PI claims – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The court has ruled in favour of claimants in a battle over medical agency fees that affects thousands of low-value personal injury cases.’ Full StoryLaw Society's Gazette, 1st March 2019Source:...
View ArticleAutistic people angry at having to disclose diagnosis to DVLA even if driving...
‘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...
View ArticleSolicitors using GDPR for medical records “is like patient request” –...
‘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.’ Full...
View ArticleNHS employee fined for unlawfully accessing personal records – Local...
‘An employee of an NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands has been fined for unlawfully accessing the personal records of 14 individuals.’ Full StoryLocal Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019Source:...
View ArticleSolicitors can recover VAT on full MRO fee, says appeal court – Litigation...
‘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...
View ArticleGosport hospital scandal: Families of victims furious at lack of immediate...
‘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...
View ArticleSolicitors Can Recover VAT On Medical Reporting Organisation Fee: British...
‘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...
View ArticlePolice demanded rape victim’s phone and medical records despite identifying...
‘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.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 10th...
View ArticleDavid Rose discusses: Stay of Proceedings on Medical Grounds – Park Square...
‘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...
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