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Medical Negligence
DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
In this article the issue of Medical Negligence will be discussed in detail. Particular attention will be paid to recent cases where plaintiffs succeeded in establishing that hospitals and medical
practitioners had breached their duty of care owed to patients regarding negligent treatment or diagnosis. It is also necessary to look at the recent debate regarding the doctrine of informed consent and the appropriate standard of care that should be applied by the courts.
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Defamation
The Tort of Defamation is the publication of a false and defamatory statement concerning another person without lawful justification.
The wrong has always been regarded as one in which the court must have the advantage of the personal presence of the parties so that justice may be done. Thus an action of defamation does not survive [...]
The Book of Quantum
This book is used by the P.I.A.B. when assessing compensation for your personal injury claim.
Some examples of the book are:
Neck, Back and Tissue injuries.
The most common type of neck injury is called a “whiplash” injury which is an over extension or sprain often suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Whiplash injuries can involve a [...]
Identifying the Defendant
Identify the Defendant through business notepaper or letter head. Otherwise conduct companies office search to ascertain if the Defendant is a Limited company and obtain its registered address. Alternatively do a business names register search to discover the owner of the trade name. It may of course be a private individual or [...]
