Callan Tansey launches pre-action pilot initiative in partnership with MPS

Roger Murray

The law firm said the use of pre-action protocols, which set out the requirements that parties to a claim must comply with before bringing a clinical negligence action, could resolve cases earlier, minimising delays and cutting down on costs and trauma.

Roger Murray, managing partner at Callan Tansey, said: “Callan Tansey is very pleased to be partnering with the Medical Protection Society on the trial of new pre-action protocols in the area of clinical negligence.

“These protocols are designed to help families get answers to their questions about what happened to their loved one more quickly and to avoid the often-traumatic experience of a court case. International evidence shows that such protocols work. They save time and money and help ease the burden on families who find themselves dealing with the consequences of medical error.

“We meet such families every day and we know how difficult the adversarial courts system often is for them. These protocols have the potential to make a huge difference by keeping cases out of the court system. In the wake of the Scally report it’s clear that change must happen and that openness and candour should matter when medical mistakes happen.”