‘A baby boy whose father advocates the use of “harmful alternative medication” should be taken into council care, a family court judge has decided.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2016
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‘Lingerie company bosses have won a Supreme Court fight over tax on special bras worn by women who have had a mastectomy.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2016
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‘A doctor at the centre of sports doping allegations has been cleared of failing to tell a cancer patient her condition was terminal.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Spencer v Anderson (Paternity Testing) [2016] EWHC 851 (Fam). A fascinating case in the Family Division throws up a number of facts that some may find surprising. One is that this is the first time the courts in this country have been asked to direct post-mortem scientific testing to establish paternity. The other is that DNA is not covered by the Human Tissue Act, because genetic material does not contain human cells. One might wonder why the statute doesn’t, given that DNA is the instruction manual that makes the human tissue that it covers – but maybe updating the 2004 law to cover genetic material would create more difficulties than it was designed to resolve.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Newcastle United’s catastrophic season has suffered another humiliating defeat after Jonas Gutierrez won his discrimination case against the club following a battle with cancer.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The former Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutiérrez has launched a £2m disability discrimination claim against the club, saying he was dropped as a result of his year-long battle with testicular cancer.’
The Guardian, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Scores of veterans dying from asbestos-related cancer caused by their time in the military are to receive a lump sum in compensation, following an Independent campaign to overturn rules that left them worse off than civilians.’
The Independent, 29th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A toddler died of leukaemia after medics repeatedly failed to diagnose the condition despite numerous “red flags” and 35 separate visits to doctors and hospitals.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who grew cannabis worth £34,000 to extract hemp oil to act as a painkiller for her dying husband has been sentenced to an 18-month community order after a judge accepted she was not embroiled in a commercial enterprise.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ashya King, who was removed from hospital by his parents while undergoing treatment for a brain tumour, was “put at risk” by his parents, according to safeguarding report.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2015
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‘The broadcast regulator Ofcom has issued a £25,000 fine after the star of a television show called Yoga for You told viewers that he could cure cancer using “11 holy basil leaves and three black peppers”.’
The Independent, 29th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘At common law, an employer who had compensated an employee for exposing him to mesothelioma was only entitled to an indemnity under his liability insurance to the extent of the proportion which the policy period bore to the whole period of the employee’s exposure by the employer but could recover 100% per cent of the defence costs incurred in defending the employee’s claim.
WLR Daily, 20th May 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘An ad for Bupa has been banned for implying that cancer patients who receive private healthcare have a higher chance of survival.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court of Protection rules that specialists can lawfully stop providing chemotherapy to terminally-ill teenager.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A young woman who defrauded friends and strangers out of thousands of pounds by claiming she had terminal cancer has avoided an immediate jail term.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The mother of a young woman who died in hospital is challenging the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) in the High Court.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A terminally ill woman who claims a hospital did not treat her suspected cancer as urgent has launched legal action against a health board.’
BBC News, 24th November 2014
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‘Kerry Capper dragged through the legal process after keeping her daughter at home fearing her cancer had returned.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Controversial Harley Street specialist is found guilty of claiming he can cure cancer in landmark case brought by trading standards.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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