08 August 2023 Wiebke Morgan 2903 Case Updates Shally v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust [2023] EWHC 1304 (KB) by Wiebke Morgan “A negligent failure to perform a costotransversectomy?” The detail of this judgment will be of interest to neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons. However, particularly as the judgment quotes C v North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust [2014] Med. L.R. 189 which gives meaning to the adjectives ‘responsible’, ‘competent’ and ‘respectable’ in Bolitho, this is a useful judgment to have to hand when preparing a report in a case of alleged clinical negligence. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links link to judgement Share Print Tags NegligenceClinical negligenceNeurosurgeryCostotransversectomy11. Report Writing Related articles Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal EWI Annual Conference 2026: Opening keynote tackles the use of AI in Expert Reports Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion Take care not to conflate your role as a contractor with your duties as an expert witness Podcast Episode 26: Expert Advisor versus Expert Witness Switch article Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust v Hoskin (Manchester County Court, unreported, 22 May 2023) Previous Article Chapman v Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1290 (KB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.