Overview

• Mr Justice Sheldon ruled on July 31 that the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust breached Dr MN’s employment contract by proposing a nonmedical investigator instead of its chief medical officer.
• The consultant, anonymised during Letby’s trial, is accused of sharing details about Baby N via email and social media after Letby moved to an administrative role.
• Three former senior executives at the trust were arrested in July on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and remain under criminal investigation.
• Cheshire Constabulary continues separate inquiries into potential corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter by the trust over neonatal-unit failures.
• The Criminal Cases Review Commission is reviewing Letby’s 2023 convictions to assess possible miscarriages of justice.