Articles in ‘Inquests and Fatal Claims’ Category

When someone dies as a result of negligence, the emotional loss is immeasurable. Alongside that grief, families are often left facing very real financial consequences which add another layer of distress. One of the…

In this article, Jennifer Seavor, Partner in our Respiratory Diseases team, takes us through the specific and unique circumstances of recovering the cost of hospice care when bringing a clinical negligence claim. For information…

In this article, Clinical Negligence Partner, Kerstin Scheel, takes us through the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool and the investigations that hospital Trusts do on the death of a newborn or the death of a…

The sudden death of a loved one can have far reaching consequences, profoundly affecting the lives of those closest to them. In many cases, individuals rely on one another for financial support and for…

In this article, Partner Jen Seavor from our Respiratory Disease team explains the work she does before handing over to Lynne Squibb, CEO the incredible charity, HASAG, who has been supporting those affected by…

In this article, Hannah Blackwell, Clinical Negligence Partner, explores the growing call for a public inquiry into sepsis care in the UK. Drawing on her experience supporting families affected by fatal and life changing…

Monika Krzysztopolska represented the family of Mr Mansoor Zaman at the inquest following his tragic death after a series of failures while he was an informal patient at the Newham Mental Health Centre, managed…

Becky Randel, Senior Associate in our Inquests team, supported Grace Horton and her family at the inquest into the death of her son Declan.

Beatrice Baskett is a barrister at St John’s Chambers, specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury and inquests. In this article she explains what happens when there’s a fatal accident at work and the processes…