Gross Negligence Manslaughter, Restaurant Owners and the Foreseeability Question: R v Kuddus [2019] EWCA Crim 837, Court of Appeal

Malice/gross negligence.

I n health care liability claims, claimants often plead for recovery of exemplary/punitive damages from the defendant health care providers. These allegations often cause anxiety for the defendants, because invariably their professional liability insurance carrier sends them a letter stating that such claims—as well as any damages that may be awarded to compensate the claimant for such claims—a...

In the Supreme Court of Judicature Court of Appeal (criminal Division) on Appeal from Cleantown Crown Court

1. In respect of the appeal by Luckless Limited (‘the appellant’) against the fine of £140,000 imposed upon it by HHJ Stern QC, following the 2 guilty pleas entered by the appellant in respect of a single count under s.85 Water Resources Act 1991 (‘WRA’); and a single count under s.33(1)(c) Environmental Protection Act 1990 (‘EPA’), the Crown has been asked to make submissions on the following ...

Court of appeal to hear whistleblowing case.

A NURSE awarded £23,000 compensation in a landmark whistleblowing case 16 months ago has still not received a penny. ALM Medical Service, which was ordered by an employment tribunal to make the payment to Bryan Bladon, has been granted permission to take the case to the Court of Appeal next spring. The tribunal ruled in June last year that Mr Bladon had been unfairly dismissed from Lowther View...

investigation of the electronic properties of carbon and iii-v nanotubes

boron nitride semiconducting zigzag swcnt, $b_{cb}$$n_{cn}$$c_{1-cb-cn}$, as a potential candidate for making nanoelectronic devices was examined. in contrast to the previous dft calculations, wherein just one boron and nitrogen doping configuration have been considered, here for the average over all possible configurations, density of states (dos) was calculated in terms of boron and nitrogen ...

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM CLEANTOWN CROWN COURT BETWEEN: R (on the prosecution of the Environment Agency) and LUCKLESS LIMITED SKELETON ARGUMENT ON BEHALF OF LUCKLESS LIMITED