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The privilege against self-incrimination and the Duty of Candour (A UK perspective)

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1. Commentators have asked about the legal consequences of a health service body or other registered person under the Regulated Activities Regulations 2014 providing a notification of a patient safety incident under Regulation 20 (2) upon information provided by an individual doctor. Would that material be admissible against the individual doctor in (say) some later […]

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Eloise Power on new guidance for cosmetic procedures

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Eloise Power comments: “The General Medical Council have this week made a welcome announcement that new guidance on cosmetic procedures will be brought into force from June 2016. This follows the recommendations in the Keogh review and a number of high-profile cases such as the PIP breast implant litigation. The guidance sets out a framework […]

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John de Bono QC’s analysis of Williams v Bailey [2016] UKPC 4

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On 25th January 2016 the Privy Council upheld the decision of the Appeal Court of Bermuda to award significant damages to a claimant on the basis that a short delay in operating on his appendix had materially contributed to his injury. The headline is that the doctrine of material contribution survives and that the Privy […]

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