Judge accepts evidence despite 'fundamental and repeated' errors in editing footage of claimant.
Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.
The law firm Fletchers Group is seeking to enhance the image of the much-maligned claimant PI sector.
Surgeon carried out amputations but had a secret sexual fetish for body modification.
Court of Appeal judgment offers 'useful guidance for legal teams seeking to protect vulnerable claimants'.
Senior associate claimed she was swamped by personal and professional pressures, including homeschooling during the pandemic.
Experienced practitioner wanted more time after report had suggested claim would not succeed.
Three-day substantive hearing set to go ahead next year to examine multitude of allegations.
Government rejects characterisation of its approach as being overly adversarial.
The government wants to protect victims of clinical negligence, but it may be pricing them out of making a claim.