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McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board

Hearings

07 May 2020 [2020] CSOH 40, Ct of Sess (Lord Tyre)

01 Apr 2021 [2021] CSIH 21; 2021 SLT 695, Ct of Sess (Lord Justice Clerk (Lady Dorrian), Lord Menzies, Lord Pentland)

28 Apr 2022 Permission to appeal to Supreme Court given

12 Jul 2023 [2023] UKSC 26; [2024] AC 925; [2023] 3 WLR 321; [2023] 4 All ER 943, SC(E) (Lord Reed PSC, Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Kitchin, Lord Hamblen, Lord Burrows JJSC)

Subject Matter

MEDICAL PRACTITIONER — Negligence — Duty to advise — Doctor’s duty to inform patient of reasonable alternative treatments — Legal test to be applied in assessing whether alternative treatment reasonable

[2023] UKSC 26; [2024] AC 925; [2023] 3 WLR 321; [2023] 4 All ER 943, SC(E)

Appellate History

McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board [2020] CSOH 40, Ct of Sess

Decision of Lord Tyre reversed in part

McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board [2021] CSIH 21; 2021 SLT 695, Ct of Sess

Decision of the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session affirmed

McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26; [2024] AC 925; [2023] 3 WLR 321; [2023] 4 All ER 943, SC(E)

Commentary

UK Supreme Court Blog
Case Preview: McCulloch and Ors v Forth Valley Health Board Case comment

RPC Perspectives
McCulloch and Others v Forth Valley Health Board [2023]: Bolam is back in the game for consent Case comment

Parklane Plowden
Doctor knows best – Supreme Court clarifies “professional practice test” Case comment

Gatehouse Chambers
Invitation to treat? Supreme Court clarifies the professional practice test Case comment

Guildhill Chambers
Back to the drawing board for patient autonomy? Informed consent following McCulloch Case comment

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