Before now the only way to receive a heart transplant, for children, was for the circumstances of the donor to be such that the heart was still beating.

​Due to the continuing rise of coronavirus cases, Chief medical officers have warned that hospitals in England could be overwhelmed with coronavirus patients in the next few weeks. Groups representing doctors fear that legal repercussions are imminent if they are forced to choose which patients should be prioritised for care.

Bringing a baby into the world can be a beautiful experience but sadly for some, it is a heart breaking one. Following campaigns led by two families and investigations starting in 2017 into a cluster of baby deaths, the largest ever inquiry into NHS maternity care was launched against the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS trust in 2018.

Children under 16 with gender dysphoria are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to undergo treatment with puberty-blocking drugs, three High Court judges have ruled.

The Personal Injury Awards, hosted by Claims Media, was held virtually on Tuesday 1st December and was hosted by Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director at the Association of Consumer Support Organisations and the chair of the independent judging panel.

​Inevitably, the NHS has had many difficult decisions to make since COVID 19 sent us into national lockdown. These difficult decisions continue as the country remains in such uncertain times. With the winter months just around the corner and the new lockdown tiers implemented the ongoing disruption to our access to healthcare looks to continue.

We are delighted to have achieved another year of great rankings in the Legal 500. This year we’ve ranked in eight practice areas across our Business and Personal services (including Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Commercial Property, Family, Contentious Probate, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate and Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury: Claimant) and 20 solicitors have been recommended for their work.

It has been reported that at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS managers and GP’s requested care homes place a blanket ‘Do not resuscitate’ (DNR) order on all their residents in order to keep hospital beds free.