One Step Forward, Two Steps Back In Decision From The Court of Appeal – The Ongoing Battle on Recoverability of Low Value Clinical Negligence ATE Premiums

Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust v McMenemy & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1941 Two appeals on the recoverability of ATE premiums in low value clinical negligence claims post LAPSO. Background The two appeals concerned the recovery of After the Event (“ATE”) insurance premiums in clinical negligence cases. In each case the claimant took out…