General Negligence & Medical Negligence

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  1. 4. The first case to establish Negligence
  2. 5. The case which provides the revised test for medical negligence, that if there is no logical basis and the medical practice involves unreasonable risks, he Doctor may still be negligence
  3. 6. The “but for” test is used to ensure that C’s injuries were a ……… result of Ds actions
  4. 7. When Res Ipsa Loquitur applies in medical negligence cases, the ………. of proof shifts to the Defendant rather than it being on the claimant. It is then for D to prove he was not negligent.
  5. 9. The case which the modern day 3 part test for Duty of Care comes from
  6. 11. The case that illustrates learner drivers will be judged against the standard of a qualified driver
  7. 12. What case does the test for breach in general negligence come from?
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  1. 1. This case explains that there are different standards of care within the medical profession itself i.e. a GP will only be judged against the standard of a reasonable GP and not against the standard of a reasonable brain surgeon.
  2. 2. The second leg of causation (as established in The Wagon Mound case) shows that D will be deemed to have been negligent if the injuries were foreseeable but not if they were ……. …………..
  3. 3. Nobody is perfect; therefore the courts compare the defendant to the standard of this person when assessing breach of duty in general negligence.
  4. 8. The latin phrase meaning “Let things speak for themselves” used to assess breach in medical negligence
  5. 10. Bolton v Stone illustrates this risk factor which the courts consider when deciding whether D breached their DOC