2 October Case Updates The mandatory duty on range of opinion Care, Neurology, Range of Opinion, Neuropsychiatry, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence, Physiotherapy, Confidence in the Courtroom The Claimant was suing in relation to profound disabilities he suffered due to the Defendant’s admitted clinical negligence. While some of the experts were praised, some were severally criticised by the judge, particularly for failing to consider the range of opinion. Two of the experts were also significantly hampered by their nervousness in cross-examination. JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWHC 2294 (KB)
14 May Case Updates Aerotoxic syndrome Neurology, Neuropsychology, Scotland, Toxicology, Aviation Medicine, aerotoxic syndrome Personal injury claims are being brought by approximately 220 pilots and cabin crew at the High Court in London on the grounds of aerotoxic syndrome (ATS). This group of claimants includes 51 claims which were issued by Thompsons in March 2019 involving pilots and cabin crew working for EasyJet, British Airways, Thomas Cook, Jet2 and Virgin Atlantic. These two claims are not included in these ongoing English collective proceedings. These were claims by two pilots who lost the chance of bringing successful claims as a result of the admitted negligence of a Scottish law practice. Gough v Cannons Law Practice; Montague-Trenchard v Cannons Law Practice (Court of Session) [2025] CSOH 28
26 August Case Updates Popoola v The Queen [2021] EWCA Crim 842, 2021 WL 02380274 Psychiatry, Neurology, Sentencing, Neuropsychiatry, Head Injury, Mitigation, 06. Rules and Regulations Relevance: Psychiatry Neurology Neuropsychiatry Topics: Head injury Sentencing Mitigation
15 February Case Updates Z v University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust [2020] EWCOP 69 Neurology, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Neurology Topics: Records Consent to examination Substance of all material instructions Qualified opinion