Court Appearances

Most cases involving physiotherapists do not end in Court. In over 10 years and several hundred cases as a group, we have only attended trials a handful of times. Some of these cases are detailed below and are noted to be landmark rulings.

We have undertaken courses on how to conduct ourselves in Court and under cross-examination.

• Hall v Thomas, Hardwick and Everton Football Club

  Formal CPR-compliant report and court evidence and cross-examination for both prosecution and defense in a multi-million-pound clinical negligence action brought by an Everton Football Club youth academy player claiming his Physiotherapy rehabilitation was a breach of duty. The case was defended.

  This landmark judgment shifted the burden of proof of negligence further toward the claimant. Hall v Everton FC Judgement. See Page 30 for references. Online details here.

• Hamed v. Mills and Tottenham Hotspur FC

  Clinical negligence case. Report regarding immediate care received by Mr Hamed after a cardiac event. Liability rested with the Club Doctor and Cardiologist and not the treating Physiotherapist. Details from Barristers Chambers. Details of the Judgement online. Or as Hamed v Spurs Mills Judgement in PDF.

• West Bromwich Albion FC v El-Safty

  A landmark case with regard to an employer (West Bromich Albion FC) and the Medical Consultant. The liability was to the patient/player and not the Club.  Judgment in PDF. WBA v El Safty Judgement