EWJ June 61 2025 web - Flipbook - Page 5
Contents
Some of the highlights of this issue
Private Hospital Liability Post Bartolomucci, by Jonathan Bonser & Louise Kane
page 8
Testing the Boundary: Tort Claims and Wrongful Acts by Alistair Kinley
page 12
Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562
page 15
What’s Changing in Expert Witness and Advisory Recruitment
(and Why It Matters) by Gordon Roy
page 19
Medical Tattooing in Personal Injury Cases: A Crucial Contribution
to Recovery and Compensation by Rae Denman-Tanner
page 24
Wisdom Tooth Surgery Trigeminal Nerve Complications part 1 by Dr R Kumar
page 32
Wrist Fractures in Medicolegal Practice: Why the Outcome is Rarely Perfect
by Mr Ross Fawdington
page 35
What’s Causing the ACL Injury Epidemic in Women’s Football?
by Eleanor Green and Allana Edwards
page 44
The Ergonomist’s Role in Manual Handling Injury Claims By Dr Ian Randle
page 49
Women’s Health Series: Hysterectomy Claims
page 51
Long-Term Impact of Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury:
Some Medicolegal Considerations by Girish Vaidya
page 57
Limitation Period for Child Sexual Abuse to be Lifted by James Ellis
page 64
Scars – Combination Strategies for Prevention and Treatment, Mr. Raj Ragoowansi
page 69
Understanding SIRVA Injuries: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment by Rosie Nelson
page 74
Personal Injury in Aesthetic Medicine: Navigating the Risks of Non-Surgical
Cosmetic Procedures By Julie Brackenbury,
page 88
What’s it Like Giving Expert Medical Evidence in Court?
page 94
Judge Criticises Expert for “Contaminat[ing] the Professionals Meeting”
page 99
Firearms Examination: Precision in Forensic Science and Legal Applications
page 101
High Court Rejects Split Trial in Superyacht Negligence Case
page 113
Whose Risk is it? by Claire Kilpatrick
page 115
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Surgical training primarily under the guidance of Professor Geoffrey R Giles, and the
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