Top british judge urges payouts for medical accidents

A no-fault compensation scheme in which people would be automatically compensated by the state for medical accidents should be carefully considered, according to the most senior civil judge in England and Wales.

A no-fault compensation scheme in which people would be automatically compensated by the state for medical accidents should be carefully considered, according to the most senior civil judge in England and Wales.

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Master of the Rolls, said today:

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