Mackintosh v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 683 (QB) (20 March 2020)

Mackintosh v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 683 (QB) (20 March 2020)

Progress should be made on the claims which have been issued and served; further delay is not in the interests of justice. Directions for disclosure, witness statements, exchange of expert evidence, and schedules of loss are appropriate, with a further CCMC to be listed.

Citation
[2020] EWHC 683
Parties
Claimant: Paula Mackintosh; Defendant: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Clinical Negligence Claim / Adjourned Costs and Case Management Hearing (ccmc)
Outcome
Directions given for case management; further CCMC ordered.
Legal Topics
Informed Consent, Case Management, Vaginal Mesh Litigation
Clinical Negligence Civil Procedure Informed Consent Case Management Vaginal Mesh Litigation

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Parties

Paula Mackintosh

Claimant

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Clinical Negligence Claim / Adjourned Costs and Case Management Hearing (ccmc)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether co-ordinated case management is appropriate for multiple similar clinical negligence claims involving mesh implants
  2. 2 Whether to require service of schedules of information in issued claims
  3. 3 Whether to delay progress of issued claims pending further claims

Ratio Decidendi

Progress should be made on the claims which have been issued and served; further delay is not in the interests of justice. Directions for disclosure, witness statements, exchange of expert evidence, and schedules of loss are appropriate, with a further CCMC to be listed.

Court Disposition

Directions given for case management; further CCMC ordered.

Orders

  • Directions for disclosure, witness statements, exchange of expert evidence, and schedules of loss.
  • Further CCMC to take place on 15 February 2022.