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Human Rights Act: Use of the Human Rights Act in clinical negligence litigation
Richard Lodge and Raoul Lumb discuss the impact of the Act on clinical negligence cases ‘Clinical negligence litigation often involves vulnerable members of society and it is surprising that the Human Rights Act has not, to date, had the impact that was expected.’ As an area of law largely focused on narratives of harm befalling …
Cases Referenced
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- AB & ors v Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust [2004] EWHC 644 (QB)
- Briody v St Helens and Knowsley AHA [2001] EWCA Civ 1010
- Laurie Swift v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWCA Civ 193
- Rabone & anor v Pennine Care NHS Trust [2009] EWHC 1827 (QB); [2010] EWCA Civ 698; [2012] UKSC 2
- Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Trust Foundation [2008] UKHL 74