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Doy (a child by his litigation friend Joanne Doy) v Gunn, [2013] EWCA Civ 493, [2013] All ER (D) 79 (May).
May 16, 2013
The Claimant was misdiagnosed by the Defendant GP. The GP diagnosed that the Claimant had colic when in fact he had meningitis. The Claimant suffered mental and physical disabilities as a consequence. The Claimant brought an action against the GP … Continue reading
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Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police, [2013] EWCA Civ 496, [2013] All ER (D) 92 (May).
The Claimant was a police officer who was ordered to clear plants out of a cannabis factory. She suffered personal injury when she cut her thumb opening a window in the cannabis factory. The only risk which had been considered … Continue reading
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BBC News – Hospital blunders: ‘Should never happen’ list revealed
May 15, 2013
Surgical instruments left inside patients and operations on the wrong parts of the body have been revealed among the avoidable mistakes made by Welsh hospitals in the last four years. To read more please click the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22528082
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BJOG release: Women with unintended pregnancy are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, suggests new study
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study, conducted at the University of … Continue reading
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BJOG release: Women who conceive with assisted reproduction are more likely to experience psychological trauma after miscarriage
Subfertile women who conceive through assisted reproduction are more likely to experience a greater traumatic impact following early pregnancy loss compared with women who conceive naturally, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and … Continue reading
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Bladed Articles – Being Labelled as a Potential Killer
April 24, 2013
It was only last week that Sasha Masamba – the media dubbed ‘Hounslow Slasher’ – was sentenced to 18 years in custody after attacking two women and leaving them with permanent facial injuries. The Government have made it clear for … Continue reading
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Conditional Cautions & Appropriate Alternatives to Court Action
When a Client is arrested and detained at a police station it is not unusual for first time offenders to find themselves at the mercy of the Courts totally unnecessarily. This can cause a plethora of problems for their immediate … Continue reading
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The Sky’s The Limit
March 14, 2013
The Sky’s the limit Professor Don Berwick the new NHS Tsar wants to transform the NHS into the safest healthcare system in the world, stating that the service safety record should be on a par with the aviation industry. Comparison … Continue reading
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Lord Rennard sex scandal
February 27, 2013
Whether or not you are interested in politics, if you keep up with the news, you’ll know all about the scandal that has struck the Liberal Democrat party over accusations against Lord Rennard. The accusations are of sexually inappropriate behaviour … Continue reading
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What happened to innocent until proven guilty?
February 22, 2013
The origins of an adversarial system date back to 1215 Magna Carta. Prosecution attempts to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and defence to prevent the prosecution from proving guilt. Yet despite an important guarantee of liberty in a system, … Continue reading
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