The Gazette 1975

Short Notes of English Cases Negligence—duty of care—doctor failed to diagnose malaria The defendant, a general practitioner, failed to diagnose malaria in his patient, who had shortly before returned from Uganda. Held, that he was, on the facts, guilty of medical negligence and was liable in damages to the patient's widow: Langley v Campbell, "The

the shares for the purposes of sale and the shares were the termination of his employment the auditors valued sold back. Subsequently the shares were valued for public offer at a sum allegedly six times as large. The plaintiff, inter alia, sought damages against the de- fendant auditors for a negligent valuation. On appeal from the affirmation by the Court of Appeal of Bright- man J.'s order striking out the statement of claim as disclosing no cause of action, held, the statement of claim disclosed a cause of action. The matter should be remitted for trial to determine whether the auditors acted as arbitrators and were entitled to immunity thereby and whether a breach of duty had occurred. Arenson v Casson, Beckman, Rutled & Co., "The Times", November 12, 1975, H.L.

Times", November 6, 1975, Cusack J. (G.H.) Negligence—expert valuation of shares

The plaintiff held shares in the private company in which he was employed on terms that if his employ- ment ceased he would sell back the shares at "a fair value" to be determined by the company auditors. On

Society of Young Solicitors Galway Seminar, November 1975 The full scripts given at this Seminar are available and are priced as follows: — Regarding the Kinsale Seminar, the Advocacy Lec- ture No. 89 is now available, it was not available at the Seminar. The price of the Lectures given at this Seminar are: —

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