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Mar 2014
In case you missed it, the long awaited report from the Law Commission has highlighted a number of areas of Family Law which are ripe for reform. The underlying premise of the report is that it ought to be simpler for couples to settle their finances when ending their marriage or civil partnership and that there…
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Mar 2014
A study published in 2013, (Epidemiological Study of Cauda Equina Syndrome, Acta Ortop Bras.2013; 21(3):159-162, by Fuso, Dias, Letaif, Cristante, Marcon and de Barros Filho), suggested inadequate treatment of cauda equina syndrome patients in the public health system in Sao Paulo. This was a retrospective study of medical records of patients admitted to the hospital…
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Mar 2014
An article in the British Journal of General Practice by Jeremy Fairbanks and Christopher Mallen entitled “Cauda Equina Syndrome: implications for primary care,”(BJGP February 1, 2014 vol.64 no.619 67-68), comments that back pain is common, with 6% of a GP practice’s patients seeing their GPs about back pain each year and that, while in the…
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Mar 2014
In the latest of the Adword cases, cosmetic company Lush has taken on retail giant Amazon over its use of the term ‘Lush’. Lush has previously refused to trade with Amazon as the ethical cosmetic brand allegedly disapproves of Amazon’s business attitude, particularly in relation to Amazon’s stance on UK taxation. Although it did not…
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Mar 2014
Health regulator Monitor has forced Medway NHS Foundation Trust to appoint an interim chairman and chief executive. Following the Keogh Review in June, the trust was found to have ‘major failings’ and put into special measures. It was criticised for poor management and communication with patients, long waits in A&E, in appropriate referrals and delayed…
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Mar 2014
A recent case in the High Court, reported in the Times, has highlighted the dangers of informal surrogacy arrangements. The case involved a couple who agreed with a friend that she would act as their surrogate however shortly after the child was born the marriage broke down leaving the wife with no parental rights. The…
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