May 2010

• Cyclist injured when driver failed to obey give way sign
  A British Cycling member has received compensation after being injured in Kent 27 May 2010
• Bicycle crash leads to compensation
  A British Cycling member was injured in a collision in London 27 May 2010
• Flexible working request extended
  New government announces extension of right to request flexible working 25 May 2010
• GMC publishes new guidance on end of life decisions
  The General Medical Council has updated its end of life guidance 25 May 2010
• Coroner criticises lack of communication at Oxford hospital
  Amie Oliver died at Oxford’s Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre on 2 May 2009 24 May 2010
• Permission for UK inquest granted after seven year wait
  Erica Duggan succeeds in her bid for a second UK inquest into her son’s death 20 May 2010
• Permission for UK inquest granted after seven year wait
  Erica Duggan succeeds in her bid for a second UK inquest into her son’s death 20 May 2010
• North Tees patients seek compensation over poor performing Depuy hip implant
  A group claim has started for patients who have undergone early revision surgery due to failed Depuy implant 18 May 2010
• We must end the detention of families
  Letter published in Guardian calls on government to end detention of families 18 May 2010
• Neglect verdict after death at private hospital
  Michael Walsh, father of BBC medical correspondent Fergus Walsh, died following neglect 14 May 2010
• Court of Appeal denies lack of sensitivity towards Christian values
  CA turns down appeal from Employment Appeal Tribunal 13 May 2010
• New research on care of extremely premature babies
  A recent report underlines the validity of Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2006 recommendations 13 May 2010
• Judicial reviews and the Mid Staffordshire inquiries
  Judicial reviews and Mid-Staffordshire inquiries 12 May 2010
• Compensation after overtaking driver injures cyclist
  A cyclist has received damages after being knocked from his bike 10 May 2010
• Voters turned away – potential legal challenges?
  The 2010 general election may see claims by some voters who were unable to vote 7 May 2010
• Accidental death ruling in Dreamspace inquest
  A coroner rules that accidental death is only possible verdict in Dreamspace tragedy 6 May 2010
• CA overturns Government's secret evidence argument
  Government attempts to defend Guantanamo torture claims with secret evidence rejected 4 May 2010