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Family Rights Group secures significant amendment to Covid Regulations
Following a judicial review intimated on behalf of Family Rights Group, amendments have been secured to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 to ensure that in-person… Read more »
High Court rejects judicial review claim seeking prescription for novel form of medication
The Claimant, a 9 year old girl who suffers from a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy, sought a prescription for a novel form of medication known as Nusinersen. Access… Read more »
All Skype Trial
Peter Mant appeared last week in a three day trial conducted entirely over Skype, in what the Law Society Gazette described as a “legal first”. The case was legally and… Read more »
WADA v (1) Sun Yang (2) FINA – CAS panel finds that Sun Yang violated Article 2.5 FINA
This case has received widespread public interest for a number of reasons, particularly: The dramatic facts – it was alleged that the vial containing the blood sample had been smashed… Read more »
Transgender teens: High Court battle over young people’s right to access hormone blocking drugs
A former patient of the gender identity development service (‘GIDS’) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has joined a High Court bid to change the law on consent… Read more »
Professional Standards Authority v (1) Health and Care Professions Council, (2) Woods [2019] EWHC 2819 (Admin)
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (“PSA”) brought an appeal under section 29 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (“the 2002… Read more »
Medico-Legal Issues in Oncology
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting AvMA’s course on ‘Medico-Legal Issues in Oncology‘. Susan Rodway QC will be chairing and Nicola Greaney will be speaking. This… Read more »
The Court of Appeal gives guidance on the circumstances in which a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) should adjourn, in the absence of a practitioner
On 16 July 2019 the Court of Appeal (Richards LJ, Simler LJ, Theis J) handed down judgment in the case of Sanusi v General Medical Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1172…. Read more »
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