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Roe v Minister of Health

Index Roe v Minister of Health

Roe v Minister of Health 2 All ER 131 is an English tort law decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales which has had a significant influence on the common law throughout the common law world. [1]

20 relations: Anesthetic, Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee, Breach of duty in English law, Causation (law), Cinchocaine, Common law, Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow, Duty of care in English law, Dye, English tort law, John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest, List of cases involving Lord Denning, Lumbar puncture, Negligence, Paraplegia, Phenol, Reasonable person, Standard of care, Tom Denning, Baron Denning.

Anesthetic

An anesthetic (or anaesthetic) is a drug to prevent pain during surgery, completely blocking any feeling as opposed to an analgesic.

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Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee

Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee 1 WLR 582 is an English tort law case that lays down the typical rule for assessing the appropriate standard of reasonable care in negligence cases involving skilled professionals (e.g. doctors): the Bolam test.

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Breach of duty in English law

In English tort law, there can be no liability in negligence unless the claimant establishes both that they were owed a duty of care by the defendant, and that there has been a breach of that duty.

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Causation (law)

Causation is the "causal relationship between conduct and result".

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Cinchocaine

Cinchocaine (INN/BAN) or dibucaine (USAN) is an amide local anesthetic.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (COA, formally "Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow

Donald Bradley Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow, OBE, PC (24 August 1889 – 18 November 1960) was a British barrister, judge and Conservative Party politician.

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Duty of care in English law

In English tort law, an individual may owe a duty of care to another, to ensure that they do not suffer any unreasonable harm or loss.

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Dye

A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied.

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English tort law

English tort law is the law governing implicit civil responsibilities that people have to one another, as opposed to those responsibilities laid out in contracts.

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John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest

John William Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest, (11 September 1896 – 9 June 1979) was a judge in England and Wales.

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List of cases involving Lord Denning

A list of cases involving Lord Denning is bound to be incomplete, since he delivered around 2000 reported judgments.

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Lumbar puncture

Lumbar puncture (LP), also known as a spinal tap, is a medical procedure in which a needle is inserted into the spinal canal, most commonly to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for diagnostic testing.

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Negligence

Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate and or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.

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Paraplegia

Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities.

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Phenol

Phenol, also known as phenolic acid, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH.

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Reasonable person

In law, a reasonable person, reasonable man, or the man on the Clapham omnibus is a hypothetical person of legal fiction crafted by the courts and communicated through case law and jury instructions.

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Standard of care

In tort law, the standard of care is the only degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care.

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Tom Denning, Baron Denning

Alfred Thompson “Tom” Denning, Baron Denning, (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999) was an English lawyer and judge.

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Redirects here:

Roe v minister of health 1954, Roe v. Minister of Health.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v_Minister_of_Health

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