Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee — Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee ( [1957] 1 WLR 583) is an English tort law case that lays down the typical rule for assessing the appropriate standard of reasonable care in negligence: the Bolam test . Where the defendant has… … Wikipedia
Bolam — can refer to:Locations: two villages in England:* Bolam, County Durham * Bolam, Northumberland* Bolam West Houses, NorthumberlandPersons:* Irene Craigmile Bolam * James BolamIn law:The Bolam Test used to determine professional negligence … Wikipedia
Professional negligence in English Law — In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely … Wikipedia
Bolitho v. City and Hackney Health Authority — [1997] 4 All ER 771 is an important English tort law case, on the standard of care required by medical specialists. It follows the Bolam test for professional negligence, and addresses the interaction with the concept of causation.FactsA two year … Wikipedia
Breach of duty in English law — In tort, there can be no liability in negligence unless the claimant establishes both that he or she was owed a duty of care by the defendant, and that there has been a breach of that duty. The defendant is in breach of duty towards the claimant… … Wikipedia
F v. R — (1983) 33 SASR 189 is a tort law case. It is a seminal case on what information medical professionals have a duty to inform patients of at common law.It pre dates the decision in Rogers v. Whitaker which substantially followed F v. R by departing … Wikipedia
Duty of care in English law — English Tort law Part of the common law series Negligence Duty of care Bolam test Breach of duty Causation … Wikipedia
Legal tests — are various kinds of commonly applied methods of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence.cite book title = Responsibility in Law and Morality first = Peter last = Cane publisher = Hart Publishing year = 2002 id = 1841133213] In the… … Wikipedia
Lists of landmark court decisions — Landmark court decisions establish new precedents that establish a significant new legal principle or concept, or otherwise substantially change the interpretation of existing law. In Commonwealth countries, a reported decision is said to be a… … Wikipedia
Causation in English law — This article refers to the legal tests of remoteness, causation and foreseeability in the tort of negligence.In the English law of negligence, causation proves a direct link between the defendant’s negligence and the claimant’s loss and damage.… … Wikipedia
