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Conditional fee agreements
White v Revell QBD 8 September 2006
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Costs relating to medical reports and records
Woollard v Fowler (Unreported)
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Prisons
Shortly after new guidance was issued by the Department of Health on mental health observation in prison, Ian Huntley was taken from Wakefield high security prison to hospital after being found unconscious in his cell following an attempt to..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Abuse of elderly patient by carers, including force feeding of talcum powder
N v WC Care Agency
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Failed abortion claim case rejected
Stacy Dow, a mother who is seeking compensation after giving birth to a child, despite having had an attempted abortion, has failed in her £250,000 claim. She brought the claim in an attempt find sufficient money to cover for the..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Childcare providers fail to meet health and safety requirements
A report by the Office for Standards in Education has stated that childcare providers are continuing to fail to meet basic minimum standards. Some nurseries were found to be employing staff without conducting proper relevant checks, and some..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
In brief
US Panel finds no evidence of Gulf War Syndrome
Although soldiers who were deployed during the 1990-1991 Gulf War got many illnesses, a panel of experts seeking evidence of a suspected Gulf War Syndrome has concluded that no such..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Health and safety
Counsel: For the appellant: Richard Matthews, Paul Greany
For the respondent: Christopher Purchas QC, John Cooper
Solicitors: For the appellant: Health and Safety Executive
For the respondent: Steffan Groch
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Duties to contractual and non-contractual visitors
Maguire v Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and Another [2006] EWCA Civ 316
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Death of asylum seeker from rare infection
R (on the application of Pekkelo) v HM Coroner For Central & South East Kent [2006] EWHC 1265 (Admin)
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Causation
Garcia v East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust [2006] EWHC 2062 (QB)
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Healthcare Commission criticised over role in NHS ‘complaints’
The Healthcare Commission has been criticised for failing to meet its own targets of dealing with 85 per cent of complaints within six months. Some 55 per cent of the cases which are currently on its books have been with its staff for longer..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Inappropriate monitoring of cannula site
S (A Minor) v Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
House of Lords overrules earlier decision on a limitation issue
Horton v Sadler & Another [2006] UKHL 27; (2006) 2 WLR 1346; (2006) 3 All ER 1177; (2006) RTR 27;
The Times
, 19 June 2006
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Carpenter awarded £400,000 damages in settlement
Amargeet Singh Dahele, a carpenter who is suffering from mesothelioma, has been awarded agreed damages of £400,000 in a settlement from his former employer. This is believed to be one of the highest settlements in a case of this kind...
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
The Compensation Act 2006
The Compensation Bill has progressed through Parliament without very much difficulty. The main provisions in the Bill have been covered in early issues of Medical Law Monitor, and the Government has already started to deal with the..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
NHS Redress Act 2006
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20 December 2006
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Survey finds that black teachers face bullying and racism
A recent report demands a formal investigation to deal with concerns that some black teachers are isolated, maligned and cheated of their correct salaries and status. The study was commissioned by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, and it..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Failure to ensure adequate breaks for workers violates EU law
Britain has been in breach of EU employment law in failing to enforce regular breaks for workers, according to a ruling of the European Court of Justice, following action against the UK Government brought on the basis that it had violated..
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006
Psychiatric injury and bullying
Green v DB Group Services (UK) Ltd [2006] EWHC 1898 (QB)
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20 December 2006
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Volume 22 Issue 9 - 01 October 2006