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Inquest set to open into death of man whose aneurysm went untreated at Manchester hospital
Inquest date: Tuesday 16th May Time: 10am Location: Manchester Coroner’s Court, Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester M2 5BR Duration: Two days The inquest into the death of a 67-year-old…
Fixed costs proposals in clinical negligence claims based on flawed logic says Hodge Jones & Allen
Firm calls for the ‘delay, deny, defend’ culture in the NHS to be tackled The Department of Health’s proposal to fix recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence cases would…
Retired electricity board labourer appeals for help with asbestos exposure investigation
An 82-year old retired labourer who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015, is seeking answers about why his former London-based employer Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) allowed him to…
Inquest set to open into death of 27-year-old man with learning disabilities at St James’s Hospital in Leeds
Inquest date: Monday 24th April Time: 10am Location: The Coroner’s Court, Court 1 (First Floor), 71 Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3BS Duration: Four days The inquest into the death of a…
Review your will to ensure loved ones benefit from lower taxes as new inheritance tax changes come into force
Millions of people may need to urgently review their wills to ensure their beneficiaries benefit from new inheritance tax rules coming into force on 6 April. The threshold for paying…
Hospital pays compensation to mum whose daughter was left severely brain damaged, and later died, following operation by struck-off surgeon
Case is one of the earliest-known cases involving Dr Nihal Weerasena at Leeds General Infirmary and occurred five years before any of the cases recently investigated The mother of a…