Update – message from the new co-editors

A message from Lizzie Boulden and Charley Turton Dear blog readers, We write by way of introduction and to pass our sincere thanks to outgoing editor, Rory Badenoch, who over the past three years has done a stellar job co-ordinating the blog in collaboration with John-Paul Swoboda. Thank you, Rory. John-Paul remains in post as editor-in-chief. As incoming … Continue reading Update – message from the new co-editors →

ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWHC 455 (QB) Does a doctor owe a duty of care to disclose a hereditary disease to a patient’s child?

In this post Helen Waller of 12KBW discusses Mrs Justice Yip’s dismissal of a claim that sought to establish that a doctor owed a duty of care to disclose a patient’s hereditary disease to his child. An earlier appeal of a strike out application in this tragic case has already been reported on by Rachit … Continue reading ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWHC 455 (QB) Does a doctor owe a duty of care to disclose a hereditary disease to a patient’s child? →