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High Court adjourns for three months a motion to dismiss a medical negligence case concerning the birth of the plaintiff in 1986, where the solicitor for the plaintiff had not yet obtained an expert report on liability, or details of special damages, and admitted that he was not in a position to fund the claim himself.
Personal injuries - catastrophic injury at birth - application to dismiss proceedings - delay - birth in 1986 - summons issued in 2007 - professional negligence - pleadings in general terms - limited particulars - no expert report obtained in relation to liability - defendants unaware of the case being made against them - statutory requirement of specificity - Section 10 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 - claim for special damages not assembled - personal circumstances of the plaintiff.
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