“Twinned with Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20, [2021] 3 WLR 81, the decision of a seven-strong Supreme Court in Meadows v Khan [2021] UKSC 21 [2021], 3 WLR 147 considered the application of South Australia Asset Management Corporation v York Montague [1997] AC 191, (commonly referred to as SAAMCO) to a case of clinical negligence. Despite the apparently straightforward nature of the case, it is remarkable because the leading judgment, delivered by Lords Hodge and Sales (with whom Lords Reed, Kitchin, and Lady Black agreed), adopted an approach that earned rebuke from two other justices. Moreover, the challenges the case highlights were, largely, overlooked …” (more)
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CP McGrath, ‘A Khan of Worms: The Scope of Medical Advice’, Cambridge Law Journal, volume 80, issue 3, November 2021, pp 440-443, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197321000933. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January.
First posted 2022-01-17 09:00:42
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