Duty of Care
Duty of care arises where one individual or group undertakes an activity which could reasonably harm another, either physically,...
Walker-Smith v General Medical Council [2012]
Professor John Walker-Smith had been removed from the medical register because of professional misconduct. He was accused of taking part,...
Hunter v Hanley [1955]
Hanley was being given an injection but suffered an injury when the hypodermic needle broke. Judgment by Lord President Clyde: Deviation...
Re C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [1994]
A client with chronic mental disease sought injunction to prevent the amputation of his gangrenous foot without his written consent....
Re T (Adult: Refusal of Medical Treatment) [1993]
A pregnant Jehovah's Witness in road traffic accident, she refused blood transfusion according to her own religious belief. Judgment by...
Re B (Consent to Treatment: Capacity) [2002]
A mentally competent tetraplegic patient, as a result of catastrophic injuries leaving her unable to breathe without artificial...
Sidaway v Board of Governors of Bethlem Royal Hospital [1985] & Informed Consent
It is a case of cervical cord decompression surgery leading to paraplegia and the doctor did not explain the risk of paraplegia....
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) v Yates and Gard [2017]
Baby Gard suffers from a rare RRM2B mutation of MDDS with structured brain damage. A new therapy nucleoside therapy may benefit TK2...
