Claims against the NHS for maternity negligence have reached a record high, following a string of scandals. Official figures show 1,418 claims lodged in 2025-26, a rise of 40 per cent in six years.

Spiralling” medical negligence costs are placing an unsustainable burden on the health service and must be tackled urgently, ...

A PIETERMARITZBURG High Court judge has overturned a previous dismissal of a medical negligence claim related to childbirth, following an appeal brought by the curator ad litem for a minor child.

The cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled over the past two decades, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO). Annual costs rose from £1.1 billion in ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Failure to diagnose or appropriately manage periodontitis remains one of the most common types of negligence claims.

The Government is launching a consultation, which it says will tackle "increasing and disproportionate legal fees" for lower value clinical negligence claims. The proposals, outlined by the Department ...

The number of cases dropped slightly in 2025 compared to the year before but the estimated outstanding liability shot up by ...