‘Matt Hancock is facing legal action from the daughter of a man who died from Covid-19 in a care home in which the health secretary is accused of a “litany of failures” and misleading the public with his claim to have “thrown a protective ring” around care homes.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In November 2019 Master Cook had struck out the secondary victim claims brought by the Claimants as a result of witnessing the heart attack and subsequent death of their father some 14 ½ months after the alleged negligent omission of the Defendant Trust. This was on the basis that the claims were bound to fail on a strict application of binding authorities including Taylor -v- A. Novo [2014] QB 150 because the shocking event in question was not proximate in time to the breach of duty. In Taylor v A. Novo the Court of Appeal had dismissed a secondary victim claim where the claimant’s mother had been injured by a falling stack of boards due to the negligence of a colleague at work and had subsequently collapsed and died at home as result of deep vein thrombosis secondary to the accident. The claimant witnessed her mother collapsing at home but not the accident itself. Her claim failed on proximity because the death of the claimant’s mother was not the relevant shocking “event”, which was the accident itself, and so the control mechanisms were not satisfied.’
St John's Chambers, 4th June 2020
Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk
‘Father of Stephen Lawrence says police’s promises to change have not been met.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been asked to review evidence into the death of a railway worker who was reportedly spat at by a man claiming to have coronavirus.’
BBC News, 5th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A daughter whose father died of suspected COVID-19 in a care home is to launch a legal action “to hold the government to account”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The area of fatal accident claims is a wide one and, on occasion, a very complicated one. This handout and indeed the lecture which it accompanies is not intended to cover every aspect of such claims. To do so would take too much time and would, in any event, fail to cover every eventuality.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 19th May 2020
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
‘Daily reports of death during the Covid-19 pandemic has made many of us think about loved ones, how to protect them and the implications of life without them. If your leave to enter or remain is dependent on a relationship, what does happen if a partner passes away? The Immigration Rules in fact provide a route for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a bereaved partner. In this post we look at the requirements.’
Richmond Chambers, 22nd May 2020
Source: immigrationbarrister.co.uk
‘The family of Harry Dunn, the 19-year-old killed on 27 August last year after being hit by a car driven by the wife of a US intelligence officer, intends to bring a private criminal prosecution against the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It is the job of Executors (appointed under a Will) or Administrators (entitled by law where there is no Will) to deal with administering the estate of someone who has died.’
Family Law, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Bereaved British families whose relatives died because of Covid-19 have formed a group to campaign for justice, demanding that the government accepts its failures may have contributed to their deaths.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Being allowed to die surrounded by your nearest relatives is a fundamental part “of any right to private or family life”, a senior judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Oral wills should be made legal during the coronavirus pandemic in the same way that they are permitted in times of war, say campaigners.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a mentally ill man who starved to death after his benefits were cut have applied for a judicial review of government policy.’
BBC News, 1st May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A watchdog has dropped its misconduct investigation into Greater Manchester police’s handling of a case involving the death of a schoolboy in Cheshire.’
The Guardian, 30th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Access to Health Records Act 1990 is an oft-overlooked member of the information rights family, but it can have a useful role to play. In the case of Re AB [2020] EWHC 691 (Fam) (Re AB) it was important because the applicant was the personal representative seeking the health records of a deceased sibling; precisely the sort of territory to which data protection law does not apply.’
Panopticon, 23rd April 2020
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Hundreds more cases of baby deaths, stillbirths and brain damage raising “very serious” concerns have been uncovered in a scandal that now threatens to be one of the worst in the history of the NHS.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan police are facing legal action over the death of PC Keith Palmer, murdered during a terrorist attack on parliament.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster could resume in virtual form with evidence taken by Zoom videolink, its senior legal adviser has told bereaved people and survivors.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Means-tested payments of up to £10,000 are made to parents whose husband, wife or civil partner has died.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers acting for a teenager who died after a collision with a car allegedly driven by an American woman want the High Court to publish a secret document protecting her from prosecution.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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