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Mar 2018
There have been some significant cases in employment law recently, with further developments expected this year as several ongoing cases work their way through the appeals system. There are also increases to pay rates and new rules on tax and national insurance contributions due to come into effect in April. Gig economy Cases affecting the…
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Mar 2018
A major study led by University College London has found that thousands of cases of aggressive prostate cancer could be spotted early through the use of cutting-edge MRI scans rather than having to rely on biopsies. The study also found that the number of patients subjected to painful biopsies was cut by over 25 per…
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Mar 2018
Sepsis, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, has featured as a recent storyline in two BBC dramas, Call The Midwife and The Archers, the impact of which has resulted in one particular Accident & Emergency department in Essex seeing over 80 people a day, fearing that they have the condition. Sepsis is a potentially…
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Mar 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons have said that thousands of NHS patients in England have been left in ‘pain and discomfort’ due to operations being postponed, with patients waiting for knee and hip surgery being the worst affected. Professor Derek Alderson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said that the operation delays were a…
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Mar 2018
Reynard v Fox [2018] EWHC 443 (Ch) (08 March 2018) The High Court has struck out a claim by a Bankrupt against his trustee in bankruptcy for damages for breach of contract and negligence under CPR 3.4(2)(a) (disclosing no reasonable cause of action) on the basis that it was a common law claim that the…
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Mar 2018
The Claimant went to the toilets at her local pub near to closing time. The toilets had been mopped but there were no wet floor signs put out and the Claimant slipped, sustaining ligament damage to her knee. The Defendant Insurers went into administration and so the claim had to be directed to the Financial…
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