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The article offers information on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in Great Britain, intended to abolish gross negligence manslaughter. Topics discussed include the issues with identification doctrine in criminal liability for corporate manslaughter before this act; the case law for corporate manslaughter; and the fine that can be imposed on corporations in cases on negligence manslaughter.

Government intrusion into the homes of the working-classes gained momentum through the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. One hitherto unexamined piece of legislation that sought to regulate behaviour was a clause in the Children Act 1908 pertaining to the use of domestic fireguards. This transpired because of the outcry of coroners who conducted inquests into the deaths of children fatally burned in their homes, supposedly a safe refuge, a space constructed as a maternal responsibility. Coroners increasingly believed such accidents were a result of either maternal carelessness or negligence, especially those involving unguarded fires and absent mothers. Yet, limited by inadequate laws and unwilling juries, the coroner could do little but admonish the mother. However, growing Government concern over the abilities of working-class mothers and the health of the nation finally brought the issue of absent fireguards and burnt children to Parliamentary debate, culminating in a provision which appeared to have been aimed more at prevention than punishment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the tortious liability of misfeasance in public office and its relationship with constitutionality in the context of Great Britain's Crown Proceedings Act 1947. It mentions the struggles between public and private litigants and courts in determining the extent to which a public authority has to be treated as any other party wherein it has been in the torts of breach of negligence and statutory duty. The notion of misfeasance in public office is a form of tort which will apply to public officials in the law enforcement sector involved in improper collusion, improper disclosure of criminal records, and refusal to stop violence.

The study, first published in 2004, looks at databases on clinical negligence litigation, what kind of claims for clinical negligence there have been, and studies cases in different settings such as general practice, general surgery and medicine, psychiatry and obstetrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the criminal liability of negligence in midwifery under the law in Great Britain. A court ruled in Regina (R) versus Misra and Srivastava that gross negligence by a health professional constitute as manslaughter if the action exposed the patient to the risk of death and caused it. The House of Lords held that gross negligence is an act of indifference to an obvious risk of injury to the patient and failure to avert the risk. A brief overview of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is presented.

The article discusses a court case in which a claimant files a claim for damages due to the negligent treatment provided to the death of a 54-year old pilot by the defendant Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust in Great Britain. Proceedings commenced on April 11, 2006, and a defence was filed denying liability in January 2007. The defendant made an offer to settle the claimant's claim relative to her husband's death together with the reasonable costs which was later accepted by her.

Focuses on the case of doctors John Butchart and George Papworth in Great Britain. Establishment of a prima facie case of criminal negligence; Requirements giving evidence to criminal negligence; Significance of the nature of the inquisitorial system at the inquest.

Focuses on the charges of criminal negligence faced by the physicians committing errors in administering chemotherapy on patients in Great Britain. Responsibility of royal colleges for ensuring the standards of clinical practicce; Program of quality assurance in radiotherapy; Establishment of clinical oncology information network.

The article reports on progress in the case of six male cancer patients in Great Britain who had their semen frozen and stored at Southmead Hospital in Bristol and found later that the semen had been accidentally thawed in June of 2003. The semen thawed when the amount of liquid nitrogen in the semen storage tanks fell below the required level. After deliberation Great Britain's Court of Appeal ruled in 2009 that the men could sue the trust which manages the hospital for negligence.

Reports that consultant vascular surgeon Kenneth Woodburn, of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals National Health Service Trust was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of teenager Kelly Dent. Puncture of her heart during an operation to insert a Hickman catheter; Comment of the judge concerning what should be considered criminal negligence.

Reports on the possibility that British gynecologist Richard Neale will be extradited to Canada to stand trial on criminal negligence charges. Details of complaints lodged against Neale in Ontario, as well as similar charges filed in London, England; Outlook for the case's resolution in both countries.