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Dentist: no delay in oral cancer referral

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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February 21 2013

High Court rejects claim that dentist should have made earlier referral for investigation of mouth lesion. This case emphasises the need for rigorous

Clinical negligence: assessing the amount of damages

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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October 2 2012

Claimant receives damages for failure to diagnose tumour; Court recognises difficulty in evaluating damages that do not easily fit into category of injury considered by the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines

Cosmetic surgery: best intentions

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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July 2 2012

It is usually accepted that less significant facial disfigurement in a male attracts only limited damages

'Do Not Accept Resuscitation' orders

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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June 15 2012

Misconceptions about Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' (DNAR) orders may have contributed to recent controversy in this area

Medical law brief

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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March 26 2012

The final stage of the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill has now passed

Interim payments: a conservative approach

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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January 30 2012

When added to two previous interim payments, a third interim payment to allow for building works to a property and pay for care and therapy requirements, did not exceed 90 per cent of the capital sum likely to be awarded at trial

Clinical negligence: the cost of retraining

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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September 21 2011

The Claimant, a 43-year-old woman, received £150,000 after her child was stillborn in October 2007

Staged assessment of damages: a worrying trend?

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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July 26 2011

Where the long term outcome for the Claimant was uncertain, the assessment of damages should be completed on a staged basis, postponing a final resolution of the Claimant’s adult’s needs to a future point in time when they could be meaningfully assessed

A child v Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 4.03.11

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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March 28 2011

An order under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 prohibiting the identification of a child in any newspaper report of the terms of a personal injury settlement was appropriate