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Abbasi and Haastrup: to name or not to name
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Last month saw the handing down of the long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in joined cases on the identification of clinicians in end-of-life cases. The ruling has a potential wide-ranging impact across the health and care sectors, writes Hannah Taylor.

Managing the homes of vulnerable adults
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Antonia Ford reports on securing an award of damages following a personal injury claim brought by a community nurse carrying out a visit to a vulnerable adult’s recently-fumigated home, in a case where the existence of a duty of care was in dispute.

Transfers from hospital to social care
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What are the key laws that need to be upheld when transferring people from NHS hospital to local authority social care? Elizabeth Ridley explains.

Provision of same-sex intimate care
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A recent judicial review decision found that there is no duty to provide same-sex intimate care. Ros Foster examines the case.

Court of Protection case update: April 2025
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Niamh Brennan rounds up the latest Court of Protection rulings of interest to practitioners.

High Court guidance on Article 3 engagement in care at home cases
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David Lawson and Katherine Hampshire analyse the approach taken to human rights claims in claims against public bodies providing accommodation and social care. Such claims face significant hurdles and there is a growing body of guidance on where the boundary lies.
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