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No liability under s2(2) of the Animals Act 1972
Schoultz v Ball and Others [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB)
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16 November 2022
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End of life issues
Guy’s And St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust v A and Others [2022] EWHC 2422 (Fam)
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16 November 2022
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Appeal concerning a claim for breach of the duties in the Occupiers Liability Act 1957
Jui v John Lewis Partnership plc [2022] EWHC 2418 (KB)
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16 November 2022
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Claim by UK government against Covid-19 test designer for £135m
The UK government has begun proceedings against Primer Design Ltd for £135m. The company had been selected by the government to make kits to detect Covid-19, which the government claims were ineffective because they provided only about 80 per..
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17 November 2022
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Covid-19 Inquiry opens second investigation into government decision-making
The Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its second investigation to investigate political and administrative decision-making of the UK and also in the devolved governments, with the main focus in the early part of the pandemic in 2020. Decisions taken by..
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17 November 2022
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Progress of the NHS Resolution’s Early Notification scheme
The Early Notification (EN) scheme began to function in April 2017 with the aim of changing the environment for the investigation of potential claims arising from injuries suffered by babies at birth. The second report of the scheme has been..
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17 November 2022
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Genomics strategy published by NHS England
Despite the gloomy economic situation and the need to fund basic health care, NHS England has at last published its Genomics Strategy setting out its plans and ambitions for accelerating the embedding of genomics into the NHS standard of care and..
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17 November 2022
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Meaning of “defective” in product liability law
The Supreme Court judgment in Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and Another [2022] UKSC 19; [2022] Med LR 441, a Scottish appeal, indicates the difficulties involved in establishing that a product is defective for the purposes of the Consumer..
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17 November 2022
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Progress of Retained Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022
The Retained Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022, which was published and had its first reading 22 September 2022 by the short-lived Truss government, was designed to remove “needless bureaucracy” and to generate investment and..
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17 November 2022
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Krispy Kreme UK prosecuted for metal object in doughnut
Melton Borough Council has prosecuted Krispy Kreme UK for three offences of food hygiene and safety after a sharp piece of metal just over a centimetre long was found in a doughnut manufactured by the company.
The council had been contacted about..
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17 November 2022
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Report of another Inquiry into maternity care
The most recent report of yet another Inquiry into the maternity care, this time at East Kent NHS Hospitals Trust, has raised very serious concerns not only about substandard treatment but also about the apparent attempt to cover up the extent of..
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17 November 2022
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