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Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

The Singapore Court of Appeal has recently decided that “emotional distress” should constitute a form of loss or damage under Section 32(1) of the Per ...

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Following weeks of growing national concern over repetitive data breaches, on 20 September 2022, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indon ...

AI in Healthcare Podcast Series

AI in Healthcare Podcast Series

We are pleased to launch a short series of two podcasts on AI in which we discuss with experts how the NHS is, today, using AI to improve its services ...

Farewell ‘serious incidents’, hello PSIRF: a new era dawns for patient safety

Farewell ‘serious incidents’, hello PSIRF: a new era dawns for patient safety

Providers of NHS-funded care have almost 12 months from now to radically change the way they respond to and learn from patient safety incidents.   The ...

NHS Resolution publishes report following thematic review of clinical negligence claims relating to diabetes and lower limb complications in England

NHS Resolution publishes report following thematic review of clinical negligence claims relating to diabetes and lower limb complications in England

NHS Resolution has published an important report on lower limb claims (the majority of which involving amputations) arising from diabetes in England, ...

Toombes v Mitchell: wrongful life v wrongful birth

Toombes v Mitchell: wrongful life v wrongful birth

Can a disabled person ever claim damages on the basis that they would not have been born but for a defendant’s negligence? This is the question that w ...

10 Questions on Planning Reform

10 Questions on Planning Reform

On 3 November 2020, Dominic Fagan of the YEP London Committee was joined by a panel of planning experts to discuss the proposals for reform.

National Day Surgery Delivery Pack: the highlights

National Day Surgery Delivery Pack: the highlights

A best practice guide has been developed and published by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Academy, the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) an ...

Housebuilder Top Tip: CIL in a time of COVID

Housebuilder Top Tip: CIL in a time of COVID

In these challenging times, cash conservation is high on the agenda of most businesses.  With housebuilders the payment of a Community Infrastructure ...

Secrets and lies: dishonest exaggeration in clinical negligence claims

Secrets and lies: dishonest exaggeration in clinical negligence claims

NHS Resolution's recent success in the Lesley Elder case highlights the increasing importance of undertaking investigations where there are genuine qu ...