It was just over two years ago that I wrote about the
disturbing case of Claire Matthews who found herself struck off after leaving a
briefcase on train. Her desperate attempts to try and retrieve the situation
ended badly –
https://thestevecornforthblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-which-losing-briefcase-turns-out-far.html
The disciplinary tribunal referred to the damage to the reputation of the
profession –
I have rarely been at an Inquest that was not adversarial.In all of my years of practice, a constant theme has been
the injustice faced by family members at Coroners’ Inquests. I have attended many
such inquests, normally in the context of Clinical Negligence cases. The health
professionals would always be represented by experienced
As you know, I normally rant on here about matters that concern
the law and legal practice. But this post is all about my worries concerning the English
Language. Firstly, I need to declare an interest. I am a grammar pedant. A
misplaced apostrophe can keep me awake at night. In a sense this is
I have never met a lawyer whose motivation came anywhere near self-interest.It hasn’t
taken long for the New Year to usher in the familiar attacks on lawyers from politicians.
This is the recent assertion from former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, that lawyers
who represent victims of medical negligence are obstructing proposed reforms of
the
