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Simon Blackburn examines livestock owners’ legal responsibilities to the public ‘The defendant was liable for his negligence in not having properly considered the risk that his cattle posed to members of the public’ The case of McKaskie v Cameron (2009) serves as an illustration that defendants to personal injury claims are just as vulnerable when …
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Emma Zeb focuses on the social benefit of an activity versus the risks of injury ‘The law of tort exists to deter negligent conduct, but it should not serve to stamp out every “iota” of risk or deter “desirable activity”.’I suspect that, for most of the 237th Castle Bromwich Scout Group, Mr Newsome was one …
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Dr Peter Hollingworth discusses how to approach claims for complex regional pain syndrome ‘The cardinal feature of CRPS is pain wholly disproportionate to that expected from the injury. The pain is both at rest and on movement, and it interferes with sleep and everyday activities.’ Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is an uncommon condition in …
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