An Essay on Clinical Negligence “We have always thought of causation as a logical‚ almost mathematical business. To intrude policy into causation is like saying that two plus two does not equal to four because‚ for policy reasons‚ it should not.” (Charles Foster NLJ 5/11/2004 page 1644). To what extent do you consider that Charles Foster is correct in that causation and clinical negligence should be a “mathematical business” and the courts have‚ by introducing matters of policy‚ confused
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then only will the law allow compensation. The company will be against giving compensation as they can protect themselves by saying that Alf removed the guard “contrary to instructions”. In this case Alf will clearly be affected by contributory negligence as he had removed the guard to make the job quicker causing him injury. Therefore it will be very difficult for Alf to receive compensation as it was seen in the case Close v Steel Co of Wales where Mr Close didn’t receive any compensation for his
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In this scenario‚ a negligence case was fully established. Duty of care was established because the nurses went against their supervisors permission and proceeded to go on with the delivery. Instead‚ the nurses could have found another OBGYN or at least someone who has experience with delivering a baby instead of handling this situation themselves. This would have never lead to them getting stuck in a position where they didn’t know what to do. If they asked for assistance or waited until the other
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Historical Background of Law of Tort: The modern law of torts has evolved through four main stages. In early stage when society was primitive private vengeance and self control were the only remedies available to the wronged person against the wrongdoer. He could get his wrong redressed with the help of his friends or relatives. The second stage of development of civil law was characterized by the state coming into existence when its functions were only persuasive in nature. It did not have enforcing
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Negligence kills Carelessness is the main reason for any accident. If a person drives rashly on road one or two may get injured or killed. When a building is constructed with out following any norms it would result in the death of few people. Where as if an event is organized lack of precautionary measures that may lead to the loss of many lives. Even after witnessing number of fire accidents in the city the concerned authorities fail to implement the existing policies for safety of the public
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Intentional Torts A. A person acts with intent to produce a consequence if: 1. the person has the purpose of producing that consequence; OR 2. the person knows to a substantial certainty that the consequence will ensue from the person s conduct B. Battery 1. An actor commits battery if he acts intending: a. to cause a harmful or offensive contact to person of other or a third person OR b. to cause imminent apprehension of such contact AND c
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the jury was satisfied that his negligence was gross." Per Judge LJ R. v. Misra and Srivastava [2004] EWCA Crim 2375 para 64 (in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division) In light of the above comments‚ consider the elements of the offence of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and‚ referring to relevant authority‚ critically assess whether the current law in this area is certain and satisfactory. This paper is going to consider elements of the offence of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and will assess
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Assignments PLG-101-1401: Torts & Personal Injury Assignment 1 (based on class 1): View submitted answer Please find on Lexis and read the following case: Watson v. Dixon‚ 130 N.C. App. 47 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). Then‚ please answer‚ in one to two paragraphs each‚ each of the following questions: ) 1) What were the essential facts of that case? Watson and Dixon were both employed with Duke in the Sterile Processing Department of the Medical Center‚ when Watson began to experience
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side‚ hitting her neighbor in the eye and causing permanent damage. What kind of tort claim does the neighbor have? Who are the possible defendants? ------------------------------------------------- The Tort Claim the neighbor has is negligence and product liability. The possible defendants are Mary‚ the manufacturer‚ the distributer‚ the wholesaler‚ and the retailer. The neighbor would sue Mary for negligence because Mary should have never taken off the guard. And the neighbor would sue the
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