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Doctors and nurses could be sued for mistakes made by the artificial intelligence (AI) equipment they use to treat patients, researchers have warned

Claimants: smile for the camera; costs risks of will challenge; bye bye holiday lets; costs schedules unappealing.

A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings

The Supreme Court has transformed the law for child personal injury claimants: Jodi Newton sets out the implications for practitioners

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John Mayberry & Affifa Farrukh on the sweeping statutory powers of the Health Services Safety Investigation Body

The NHS’s safety watchdog may itself need watching. Writing in NLJ this week, John F Mayberry, criminal barrister at 2DRJ, and Affifa Farrukh, consultant physician, examine the sweeping powers granted to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body under the Health and Care Act 2022

Children can claim for ‘lost years’ damages in personal injury cases, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the government to move towards a less adversarial system of clinical negligence, after the total cost to the NHS quadrupled within 20 years to an eye-watering £60bn

The NHS may be paying twice in clinical negligence claims as damages are calculated based on private healthcare packages but patients may go on to use the NHS for treatment, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report last week

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Freeths—David Smith

Freeths secures major tax hire with appointment of David Smith

Ellisons—Chris Burnett

Patent attorney joins Ellisons to strengthen intellectual property offering

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

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The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision

NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test

The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons

NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure

A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability

NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout

Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks

NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death

The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life

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Clinical negligence

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—David Smith

Ellisons—Chris Burnett

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill