A patient had an operation which appeared to have gone unsuccessfully, but only much later proved to have been the source of an injury.
Held: Time could only begin to run when the fact of the injury became known. He was not fixed with knowledge of the injury by an awareness of the deterioration following the operation.
Citations:
Times 07-Dec-1999
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Limitation, Professional Negligence
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.82481