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Protection for whistleblowing

What has whistleblowing got to do with doctors working in private practice? Isn’t that an issue relating to doctors in employment only? The recent employment tribunal case of Shoukrey v BMI Healthcare Limited shows this is not the case, warns Paul Spencer. First published in Independent Practitioner Today January 2020… Read More

The real costs of negligence claims – who pays?

Niloo Bozorgi looks at the costs of clinical negligence claims for independent practitioners and upcoming changes that will affect them. First published in Independent Practitioner Today October 2019 Doctors practising in the UK are legally required to hold appropriate clinical negligence cover for the risks of their practice, covering the… Read More

The importance of warranties

When independent practitioners are buying or selling a business, half of the agreement for the sale will be a schedule of warranties. If you are prepared to answer them before you go to market, the higher the value your business is likely to be, because each warranty you cannot confirm,… Read More

The attitude towards Litigants in Person: An end to latitude?

Niloo Bozorgi explores the additional challenges of defending a claim when the patient is not legally represented and hopes that the courts may be becoming a little less lenient towards such litigants. First published in Independent Practitioner Today in July 2019 A claim is always distressing to face and time-consuming… Read More

Keep it legal – informed consent

Montgomery five years on: how has the landscape changed for medical practitioners First published in Independent Practitioner Today in June 2019 In 2015 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire HA [2015] and effectively changed the understood legal definition of informed consent. The doctor who… Read More