Lady Hale

Give reasons why the James family felt it would be correct to treat Mr James. Link these reasons to any relevant ethical approach which might back them.

ETHICS QUESTION Below is a summary of the facts of the case Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James [2014] 1 All ER 573. In May 2012, at the age of 68 years old, Mr James was admitted to hospital due to problems with a device fitted in 2001 in his colon (lower gut). […]

Discuss, with reasons, whether Lady Hale’s judgment succeeds in making the law on discrimination an easier concept.

Dabate ‘Ideally, discrimination ought to be an easy concept’ is the opening phrase of Lady Hale’s judgment in the Supreme Court in Essop v Home Office and Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 27. Discuss, with reasons, whether Lady Hale’s judgment succeeds in making the law on discrimination an easier concept. Instructions […]

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