Monday, November 30, 2015

The new tort invented by the court in Chester v Afshar and the subsequent evolution of case law

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The court in Chester v Afshar made a radical departure from previous case law and ruled that failure to inform the patient of a material ris...
Sunday, July 12, 2015

Should we all drive Volvos?

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Should we all drive Volvos? Most people would agree that the most important factor in choosing a car if money were no object would be safety...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

NMC protecting its members from complaints

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I have heard disturbing reports of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) protecting its members from complaints. One member of the NMC has...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Psychoactive Substances Bill

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The current government is trying to prevent the circumvention of legislation on controlled substances by invention of new compounds with rat...
Saturday, May 2, 2015

DNACPR

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Talking about DNACPR orders, I'm reminded that my own father had a futile resuscitation attempt at the end of his life. He was found col...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

The peculiar exceptionalism surrounding cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Recent decisions about 'do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation' (DNACPR) orders have highlighted the peculiar exceptionalism a...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Fitness to plead

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Fitness to plead The press seem to be rather confused over the issue of fitness to plead, which has been thrust into the limelight with the ...