CASE VIGNETTE – JUNE 2018 The Scars Were All On The Inside Catherine was a 45 year old mother of three young children, happily married and working in a full-time capacity as a primary school teacher in a provincial centre … Read More
CASE VIGNETTE – MAY 2018 Who Fractured My Femur? My heart went out to this 78 year old lady. She had undergone a total hip replacement about six years previously. It was never much good from the start. She … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE – MAY 2018 We Get What We Pay For! I am a commercial animal. I understand a balance sheet, see a need to reconcile revenue with expenditure and generally make a profit. I also understand the need to … Read More
LEAD ARTICLE – MAY 2018 How Do You Give Plaintiffs Bad News? Whilst this lead article is directed principally at lawyers acting for plaintiffs, it will also be of some assistance to defendant lawyers. I am referring to the … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE Where Does Medicolegal Experience Come From? The answer is pretty obvious. From all sorts of places, really. From the medical perspective, competence is directly proportional to experience. That is not to say that the two equal … Read More
Case Vignette Multiple Injuries In The Lumbar Spine The AMA 5 Guides recommend that expert reporters quantifying impairments use the so-called “Diagnosis Related Estimate Category” method for assessment. There are several reasons for that recommendation. One relates to the potential … Read More
LEAD ARTICLE – APRIL 2018 How Useful Are Past Medical Records? I usually answer “vital” but there are some obvious exceptions. When assessing a functional loss or quantifying an impairment, and attributing that loss or a component of … Read More
Case Vignette Hand Injuries Can Be Difficult To Assess Next to the brain and the eye, I regard the hand as being one of the most complex anatomical structures that humans possess. The precise placement of bones and the astonishing … Read More
Lead Article How Complex Can Complex Matters Get? It is obviously a rhetorical question. How deep is the ocean, how long is a piece of string, when will the car journey as a child every end? Causation is a case … Read More
GENERAL ADVICE Which Cases Should You Take On? Obviously, this will vary according to your persuasion – whether you are acting for the plaintiff or the defendant. From a plaintiff’s perspective, there are a few simple steps that should be … Read More