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Retired radiographer appealed decision

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a retired radiographer appealed against a decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that a solicitor was not guilty of misconduct.

European ruling on MSM blood donation ban

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at the recent European Court of Justice case in which the Court considered whether provisions of French law that place a permanent ban on blood donation in respect of a man who has had sexual relations with another man were compatible with EU law.

Insurance firm sought to set

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent UK Court of Appeal case in which an insurance company sought to set aside a settlement agreement in a case where a man sued his employer following an injury at work.

Urgent need for legislation on settlements

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin admitted liability for catastrophic injuries suffered by a child at birth.

Dental patient bled to death

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent UK High Court case in which a consultant oral surgeon appealed against a decision of a Professional Conduct Committee to erase his name from the Dental Register after one of his patients died following dental treatment.

Pharmacist accused of sexual harassment

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent UK High Court case in which a pharmacist appealed against a decision of a Fitness to Practise Committee that he was guilty of a number of incidents of sexual harassment.

Adequacy of GP examination is challenged

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the Court considered the adequacy of a GP’s examination of a patient prior to recommending her involuntary admission to hospital.

Landmark decision in Fitness to Practise case

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at the recent Supreme Court case in which the Medical Council appealed against a High Court decision which quashed a number of findings made by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the Council in respect of a consultant paediatric surgeon.

Man took claim after falling from wall outside hospital ED

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent UK High Court case in which a man who sustained a very serious spinal injury when he fell from a wall outside a hospital emergency department brought a claim for damages against the hospital trust.