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Anon 11:54 - quite

Assume a 5 day trial with 2 experts (breach and causation) for a 5 day trial. So,

Experts @ £20k
Counsel @ £12k
Solicitor costs @ £10k

Add on VAT and you can see that trial costs will exceed most claims.

Even a "simple" case can have costs that exceed damages. For example if there are 5 lever arches of files to review, that takes time.

If fixed costs are brought in (which of course they will be) I'd love to see a system whereby the letter of notification stands as a letter of claim and the NHS gets a chance to admit liability before the records are disclosed, and that any admissions on breach are binding.

Then we'll see the NHS bleating that they are investigating 10 times as many cases.

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