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Financial Times letter 25 February 2023: NHS litigation lawyers will ‘delay, deny and defend’

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter on defendant ‘delay, deny and defend’ culture

NHS productivity decline and litigation risk – The Daily Telegraph 4 January 2023

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in response to a letter linking a decline in NHS productivity and litigation risk

Litigation provides true NHS scrutiny – The Sunday Times 5 June 2022

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter on NHS scrutiny via litigation is published in The Sunday Times

Confrontation finds the truth – The Times 14 April 2022

It is risky to make clinical negligence cases less adversarial, writes Dr Anthony Barton.

Dr Anthony Barton’s article is published in the Solicitors Journal

The Times Clinical Negligence Costs Reforms 4 November 2021

Dr Anthony Barton’s article on reforming clinical negligence costs is published in The Times

House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee NHS Litigation Reform 8 October 2021

Dr Anthony Barton and Michael Powers QC’s submission to the committee in respect of the committee seeking input on options to control the cost of clinical negligence claims.

Legacy of MMR fiasco… antivaxxers threaten Covid vaccine success 15 February 2021

A longer version of Dr Anthony Barton’s article published in The Times on 10 December 2020

Brian Deer Book Review 11 December 2020

Dr Anthony Barton’s review of Brian Deer’s book “The doctor who fooled the
world: Andrew Wakefield’s war on vaccines” (Scribe, 2020)

Ministers must learn from the MMR fiasco and quickly – The Times 10 December 2020

Dr Anthony Barton’s article as published in The Times

Brian Deer Book Review 13 November 2020

Dr Anthony Barton’s review of Brian Deer’s book “The doctor who fooled the
world: Andrew Wakefield’s war on vaccines” (Pulse, 13 November 2020)

The Times 2 September 2020

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in relation to access to justice

The Times 5 May  2020

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in response to the health service’s inability to investigate itself

The Times letter 16 July 2018

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in relation NHS litigation costs and post-issue defendant success rates

The Times Letter 14 June 2018

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in relation NHS litigation costs and post-issue defendant success rates

The Times Article 29 May 2018

Dr Anthony Barton is quoted in an article on defendant clinical negligence success rates and payment methods

The Times Letter 6 February 2018

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter suggesting clinical negligence defence lawyers should be paid by results

The Times Letter 6 April 2016

Dr Anthony Barton’s letter in response to Matthew Syed’s article on medical mistakes

The Times letter February 2016

Andy Hogan’s letter on Lord Justice Jackson’s fixed costs proposals

Lord Justice Jackson’s Lecture On Fixed Costs January 2016

Lord Justice Jackson’s Lecture On Fixed Costs

The Times letter 18 Jan 2016

Dr Anthony Barton and Michael Powers QC’s response to the Lord Chief Justice’s suggestion that people had been priced out of the civil courts moving them to self-represent

“Clinical Negligence” (5th edition) book launch co-edited by Dr Anthony Barton 20 January 2016

John Baron MP’s speech at the launch of “Clinical Negligence” (5th edition)

“Clinical Negligence” (5th edition) book launch co-edited by Dr Anthony Barton 20 January 2016

Dr Anthony Barton’s speech at the launch of “Clinical Negligence” (5th edition)

Medical Litigation British Medical Journal 12 May 2001

Dr Anthony Barton’s article on medical litigation and who benefits

Adam Smith paper on Access to justice – balancing the risks Aug 2010

Adam Smith institute paper on access to justice by Dr Anthony Barton

Adam Smith briefing on privatizing access to justice April 2000

Adam Smith briefing by Dr Anthony Barton on privatising access to justice

Benzodiazepine litigation Financial Times article on legal aid and multiparty actions 16 July 1994

Dr Anthony Barton’s article on multi-party actions funded by legal aid

Benzodiazepine litigation The Times article on legal aid multiparty actions 19 April 1994

Dr Anthony Barton’s article on multi-party actions funded by legal aid