“The recent case of Hopkins v (1) Akramy (2) Badger Group (3) NHS Commissioning Board [2020] EWHC 3445 (QB) considered whether an NHS Primary Care Trust owed a non-delegable duty of care with regard to healthcare services provided by a third party. HHJ Melissa Clarke, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, held that it did not. An in-depth analysis of the case by Philip Godfrey on our Clinical Negligence Blog can be found here. To read the full judgment, click here. This blog post provides an overview of the legal considerations in this area and a summary of the various scenarios in which a non-delegable duty of care may arise either at common law or by statute …” (more)
[Richard Seabrook and Philip Godfrey, Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog, 23 February]
First posted 2021-02-24 06:37:03
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