How 1960s tragedies triggered a life-saving law – BBC News
‘Since the 1800s, laws had been passed to try to keep people safe at work.’
BBC News, 31st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: bereavement
Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘The former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock have been criticised for their failure to better prepare the UK for the pandemic, in a damning first report from the Covid inquiry that calls for an overhaul in how the government prepares for civil emergencies.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bereaved families force law changes – why did it take so long? – BBC News
‘The inclusion of both the Hillsborough Law and Martyn’s Law in the King’s Speech is a big moment for people power.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer to give parole hearing evidence in private – BBC News
‘A killer who stabbed a woman 60 times during sex will give evidence at his parole hearing in private, even though an application had been granted for it to be held in public.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mental health tragedy lessons not learned – family – BBC News
‘The son-in-law of an 88-year-old man who was killed by a woman with schizophrenia at a supermarket says too many people are being harmed due to a lack of proper risk assessments of mental health patients.’
BBC News, 11th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two Defendants and a Part 20 contribution claim in a clinical negligence case – a look at Healey v McGrath and Ramsay Healthcare UK Operations Ltd [2024] EWHC 1360 (KB) – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘Vanessa Cashman considers the judgment of the Part 20 claim brought by D2 against D1 for a contribution towards the claim it settled with C.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 2nd July 2024
Source: clinicalnegligence.blog
Lucy Letby handed 15th whole-life jail sentence – The Guardian
‘Lucy Letby cried from the dock: “I’m innocent,” as she was jailed for attempting to kill a newborn girl in a “shocking act of calculated, callous cruelty”.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
CPS Statement: Decision not to charge in relation to fatal collision at The Study Prep School, Wimbledon – Crown Prosecution Service
‘CPS Statement: Decision not to charge in relation to fatal collision at The Study Prep School, Wimbledon.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th June 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Eternal life, or dead and buried – which claims survive death? – Wilberforce Chambers
‘Lois McMaster Bujold once wrote “the dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so for them”. This articles considers how far the living may be able to go – the death of a party to current or potential litigation is not a priority in the grieving process of the loved ones left behind, but it is an aspect of litigation with which lawyers should be familiar.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
MoD failed soldier killed in training, family say – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Defence failed a soldier killed in a crash during a training exercise, his family have said.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence detectives will not face charges – BBC News
‘Four retired detectives who ran the first Stephen Lawrence murder investigation should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case, a review has concluded.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence: Met’s decision to stop looking for killers to be reviewed – The Guardian
‘The Met police’s decision to shut down the hunt for the racist killers of Stephen Lawrence is to be reviewed, with police admitting “serious mistakes” are still being made in the case, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coroner criticises US government for lack of training given to Anne Sacoolas prior to Harry Dunn crash – The Independent
‘A coroner has criticised the US government for a lack of training provided to its employee Anne Sacoolas before the crash that killed Harry Dunn.’
The Independent, 13th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Online Safety Act not ‘job done’, Molly Russell’s father warns next government – The Independent
‘Seeing the Online Safety Act as a “job done” would be a “disaster”, a bereaved father has said as he called on the next government to commit to updating legislation to tackle harms affecting children.’
The Independent, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Martha’s Rule to be rolled out in hospitals – BBC News
‘A scheme has been launched following the death of a 13-year-old who was not admitted to intensive care despite concerns being raised by her family. NHS England has worked with the parents of Martha Mills, who died from sepsis , externalin 2021. An inquest, external said Martha could have survived had her care been better.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Grenfell bereaved and survivors must wait until 2027 for suspects to face trial – The Guardian
‘The bereaved and survivors of Grenfell Tower must wait until at least 2027 – a decade after the blaze that killed 72 people – before those suspected of being responsible for the disaster could face criminal trials, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Kent NHS trust made failures in care of six-year-old girl, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a number of failures in her care before she died.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court hears appeals over reporting restriction orders in withdrawal of treatment cases – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court is this week hearing an appeal over the discharge of reporting restriction orders (RROs) protecting the identity of medical professionals involved in the care of patients in respect of whom an application to withdraw treatment had been made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rapist who drowned mum is set for release from prison despite whole-life sentence – The Independent
‘The children of a woman killed by a man serving a whole-life sentence have described how the possibility of his release from prison on “compassionate grounds” makes their “blood boil” and would be a “national scandal”.’
The Independent, 9th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition – The Guardian
‘Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
