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Medical negligence [2021] JRC 264

Pickersgill v Young

Pickersgill v Young [2021] JRC 264 (15 October 2021)

The court refused a strike out and prescription application in a medical negligence claim, holding that contractual claims were not time-barred and tort claims were extended by valid agreement.

  • Limitation period
  • Prescription
  • EmpĂŞchement de fait
  • Abuse of process
  • Strike out application
  • Survival of actions against estates
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Medical negligence [2017] JRC 210

Ramos -v- Minister for Health and Social Services

Ramos -v- Minister for Health and Social Services [2017] JRC 210 (12 December 2017)

Interlocutory judgment on strike out, summary judgment, and joinder arising from referral for embolisation treatment and alleged non-delegable duty of care.

  • Non-delegable duty of care
  • Informed consent
  • Third party proceedings
  • Strike out applications
  • Summary judgment
  • Medical-negligence
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Civil procedure [2017] JRC 136

Aukland v Minister for Health and Social Services and Cordova

Aukland v Minister for Health and Social Services and Cordova [2017] JRC 136 (31 August 2017)

The court ordered simultaneous exchange of expert reports on liability in a clinical negligence claim, finding that core liability issues should ordinarily be addressed adversarially.

  • Exchange of expert reports
  • Simultaneous vs sequential disclosure
  • Case management in clinical negligence
  • Clinical-negligence
  • Civil-procedure
  • Expert-evidence
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Tort law [2014] JRC 137

V -v- Minister for Health and Social Security

V -v- Minister for Health and Social Security [2014] JRC 137 (23 June 2014)

The Royal Court of Jersey approved a settlement in a fatal accidents claim brought for a minor child, holding it had inherent jurisdiction to sanction the compromise.

  • Fatal accidents
  • Dependency claims
  • Settlement approval for minors
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Tutelle
  • Settlement-approval-for-minors
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Medical negligence [2004] JCA 203

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee [2004] JCA 203 (22 November 2004)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a medical negligence appeal arising from a 1977 cord prolapse delivery, holding the 50–55 minute response was not negligent on the evidence.

  • Standard of care
  • Hospital liability
  • Causation
  • Obstetric emergencies
  • Decision-to-delivery interval
  • Medical-negligence
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Civil procedure [2004] JCA 204

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee [2004] JCA 204 (22 November 2004)

The Court of Appeal (Jersey) granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council, refused security for costs, and made costs orders against the appellant.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Security for costs
  • Costs orders
  • Appellate procedure
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Security-for-costs
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Medical negligence [2004] JRC 136

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee [2004] JRC 136 (09 August 2004)

The court partly granted a late trial application to call one added witness, refused another, and declined further discovery in a brain-injury damages claim.

  • Late-stage witness application
  • Discovery
  • Expert evidence
  • Late-stage-witness-application
  • Further-discovery
  • Expert-evidence
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Medical negligence [2004] JRC 096

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee

Nicholson v Health and Social Services Committee [2004] JRC 096 (04 June 2004)

A medical negligence claim over delayed response to a cord prolapse at Jersey’s Maternity Hospital failed on liability, the court finding the 55-minute interval was not negligent in 1977.

  • Standard of care
  • Causation
  • Obstetric liability
  • Emergency caesarean section
  • Delay in medical treatment
  • Medical-negligence
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Civil procedure [2000] JRC 36

G v A

G v A [2000] JRC 36 (22 February 2000)

The Jersey Royal Court granted a private hearing in a medical-negligence damages claim, finding public trial risks could distort justice by worsening the plaintiff’s psychological condition.

  • In camera hearings
  • Open justice
  • Psychological harm
  • Damages
  • Article 6 echr
  • In-camera-hearings
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