GP faces jail for sexual offences against 23 women and girls – The Guardian
‘A GP is facing jail after molesting 23 female patients whom he persuaded to have unnecessary examinations.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: cancer
Neglected NHS cancer hospital is unfit for purpose, says report – The Guardian
‘An NHS cancer hospital has such crumbling buildings, out-of-date equipment and staffing problems that patients’ safety and quality of care are at risk, a bombshell report for health service bosses has warned.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Asylum seeker denied cancer treatment by Home Office dies – The Guardian
‘An Ethiopian woman who was denied potentially life-saving cancer treatment for six weeks amid confusion about whether she should be charged by the NHS has died aged 39.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] UKSC 38 – Hardwicke Chambers
‘In this case, the UKSC held that courts have an inherent jurisdiction independent of the CPR to order non-party access to court documents under the constitutional principle of open justice. This, however, is to be balanced against both any countervailing interests in refusing access, and the principle of practicality and proportionality.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th August 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
Supreme Court rules that all courts and tribunals are subject to the open justice principle – 4 KBW
‘The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] that all courts and tribunals that exercise the judicial power of the state are subject to the ‘open justice’ principle.’
4 KBW, 6th August 2019
Source: www.4kbw.net
Woman sentenced for faking terminal illness to con charity into paying for her wedding – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A woman who claimed she had terminal cancer so she could con a small charity into paying for a wedding ceremony has today been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Supreme Court backs public access to court documents – Litigation Futures
‘Non-parties to litigation should generally have access to all written submissions and documents which have been placed before the court and referred to during the hearing, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 29th July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Spiking’ of mesothelioma reinsurance claims not permitted – OUT-LAW.com
‘Insurers are not permitted to “spike” mesothelioma-related reinsurance claims arising under employers’ liability policies, the The Court of Appeal in the UK has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
New APIL chief: Falling PI damages “an affront to justice” – Litigation Futures
‘Trends in personal injury claims since LASPO, with damages falling, are an “affront to justice”, the new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.’
Litigation Futures, 21st May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Leading firm held liable for asbestos case blunder – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has ordered Cardiff-based Hugh James to pay six-figure damages to the family of an asbestos victim for professional negligence in abandoning their personal injury claim.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Woman who faked cancer to defraud charity of £85,000 jailed – The Guardian
‘A woman who feigned having cancer in order to help defraud the charity she worked for out of more than £85,000 has been jailed by a judge who told her she had shown no shame.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman left infertile after NHS failed to detect cancer for four years awarded £580k to cover surrogacy costs – Daily Telegraph
‘A young woman left infertile because her cervical cancer was not spotted for more than four years has been awarded the costs of having surrogate children in America by the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High court rejects challenge to ‘hostile environment’ NHS charge – The Guardian
‘A judge has rejected a challenge by a member of the Windrush generation to the government requirement for the NHS to charge overseas patients for treatment.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hayley Weatherall and lover jailed over husband murder plots – BBC News
‘A wife, her lover and his daughter have been jailed for life over a plot to kill her terminally ill husband.’
BBC News, 20th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One in five cancer sufferers face discrimination in the workplace – Daily Telegraph
‘Record number of cancer sufferers are facing discrimination at work as employers fear they will not pull their weight, a study by Macmillan Cancer reveals today.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A Judge Has Ruled A Mother Shouldn’t Know About Her Child’s Cancer – Rights Info
‘A mother will not be told her teenage child is being treated for a rare form of cancer, in an important ruling about privacy by a High Court judge.’
Rights Info, 25th July 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Vegan group’s advert wrongly linking cow’s milk to cancer is banned – Daily Telegraph
‘A vegan group’s “misleading” advert linking cow’s milk to cancer has been banned. The poster by activists Viva! triggered two complaints to watchdogs after being seen on buses in Bristol last September.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Theresa May refuses to intervene over man’s £54,000 NHS cancer bill – The Guardian
‘Theresa May has refused to intervene in the case of Albert Thompson, the London cancer patient asked to pay £54,000 for treatment despite having lived in the UK for 44 years, as it emerged that there could be tens of thousands of people in a similarly uncertain immigration position.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
