A question: What does caveat emptor mean? For those of us without a classical education it probably means very little, although the phrase has become more common in recent years. It is Latin for ‘let the buyer beware’. If you are a medical negligence solicitor then you are probably very familiar with the term, but if you are not a medical solicitor it means very little. Why should it? Well, last year according to NHS figures in 2008/09, 6,080 claims of clinical negligence were made. This does not inspire confidence and may have some reaching for the medical solicitor directory (if it exists). How about this one: dementia a potu. Well the dementia bit is very easily translatable but the potu bit is a little trickier. Where is that medical solicitor
when you need him? Well the answer is insanity from drinking.