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In Brief – May 2020

In each issue, we try and cover cases in brief which we were unable to cover in full. Below are the cases covered in brief in Issue 5, May 2020. M (Declaration of Death of Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 164 – Issue was whether the child, Midrar, was legally dead…
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Order Seeking Possession of a Hospital Bed During the Covid-19 Pandemic

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v MB (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 882 (QB)  The Claimant, the NHS Trust, sought possession from the Defendant, a patient called MB, of a bedroom on a ward of the hospital. The ward was intended for those requiring acute neuropsychiatry care for up…
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Eligibility of Non-UK Residents for NHS Care

R (Johnson) v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 1143 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 4 (March 2020). Background  The Claimant was seriously ill with cancer, for which she was receiving medical treatment, most recently a cycle of palliative chemotherapy infusions. The “overseas visitors team” at…
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Legitimate Expectations of an Ombudsman’s Inquiry

R (Morris) v Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman [2019] EWHC 1603 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 4 (March 2020). The Claimant unsuccessfully sought to judicially review the Ombudsman’s report responding to her complaint against a hospital Trust for misplacing records relating to the death of her daughter in…
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