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March 15, 2024

Paul and another (Appellants) v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (Respondent) [2024]

Summary This case has three appellants, Paul, Polmear, and Purchase, who went before the Supreme Court as a Conjoined appeal. The appellants all witnessed the death, […]
July 27, 2020

Legal Protection and the Coronavirus: What defence is available to the insufficient medical care in times of emergency?

The inadequate medical care provided during the coronavirus crisis in the United Kingdom has attracted a lot of debate, especially in comparison to the responses of other countries. And so, the field of medical negligence may be facing another challenging task of drawing the line between mere unpreparedness in an unprecedented situation and grossly insufficient care, amounting to negligence.