The Court of Appeal in London upheld David Chandler’s claim against Cape Plc. for asbestos exposure. The company was the parent company for Cape Products, which Mr Chandler worked for over 50 years ago, and was dissolved years ago. As he could not claim against the dissolved company, Mr Chandler pursued his case against Cape… Read More
A survey published today suggests that GP’s are missing common signs of cancer in around one third of teenage sufferers. The survey of 300 patients also shows that a quarter of young people visited their GP four times or more before being referred to a specialist. 12% of the teenagers highlighted the fact that their… Read More
Wednesday 25th April 2012 saw the government win its final battle over controversial legal aid reforms in the House of Lords. This means the reforms are set to become law. Peers had inflicted 14 defeats on the government in votes on the proposed amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill (LASPO)… Read More
Former glamour model, singer and business woman, Katie Price, announces plans this week to marry her Argentinian boyfriend, Leandro Penna, should she be thinking about a pre-nup? Price has been married twice already and although they say “third time lucky”, she may be tempted to enter into a pre-nup. Love her or hate her, there’s… Read More
The parents of a six year old girl, who was left severely brain damaged due to medical negligence, have won their case against the health board. Their child, Kate Pierce was just nine months old when she developed pneumococcal meningitis which was wrongly diagnosed as viral tonsillitis. A junior doctor informed the family that Kate… Read More
On Tuesday 24th April, Kenneth Clark made a surprising U-turn on the Jackson reforms for mesothelioma (asbestos) cases. This issue has been one of the most controversial of part two of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPO). Monday saw the House of Lords voted for a second time to oppose the… Read More
Community Care lawyers at Swain and Co are somewhat disappointed in a recent judgment from the High Court. The case of R (on the application of NM) v Islington London Borough Council has clarified the reasons for when a local authority has a duty to assess whether someone is in need of community care services.… Read More
England and Wales are harsher in their punishment of children who commit criminal offences than most other countries inEurope. The starting point of this system of youth justice is police custody, where children are taken following their arrest. Children’s rights in custody are safeguarded by the provisions set out in the United Nations Convention on… Read More
Pharmaceutical company Novartis is challenging the use of a substitute, cheaper drug to its Lucentis for a common cause of loss of vision. Lucentis is licensed for use on eyes for the condition wet age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, which is a common cause of loss of vision in older people. It costs £740 per… Read More
Vulnerable families on housing benefit could be moved out of London due to housing benefit caps, under plans being drawn up by local authorities. Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Newham are councils considering proposals to send families away to Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Stoke on Trent. The councils are accused of ‘social cleansing’ after Newham council… Read More
