Shortcomings of the key defences to defamation are highlighted with case examples. It then details an important recent defamation law reform in Australia – the introduction of a new ‘public interest’ defence modelled on a 2013 UK predecessor – and considers the extent to which it might benefit...
4. Inadequate Communication: Poor communication between dentists and patients regarding treatment options, risks involved, and proper post-operative care instructions could also be considered a form of negligence. 5. Lack of Informed Consent: Before any procedure is performed, dentists should obtain info...
The public services card has a parallel in the UK, where ID cards and a National Identity Register were introduced by legislation in 2006, only to beabandoned and the data destroyed in 2011 following extensive public opposition. Similar to the public services card, the UK ID card had no clea...
and frequently attends evening events. If an international client is involved, her day can end at 2 a.m. When she books a cab, she makes sure to look at the driver’s performance rating and reads riders’ feedback regarding his
The UK Government’s cover up of the truth behind British Airways flight BA149 which was given permission to land in Kuwait with 367 passengers in 1990 despite the Iraqi invasion of that nation having already commenced. The passengers were subsequently used as human shields by the Iraqis but th...
The new Exit-Entry Administration Law is based on the Guangdong model. Various departments should cooperatively formulate and periodically adjust a guidance list regarding special need / shortage occupations. The list should be based on economic and social development needs, as well as the supply of...
Over the past decade, American public health authorities have made increasingly alarming claims regarding how obesity is becoming the nation's leading public health problem. These warnings have inspired a flurry of legislative, administrative, and judicial responses, and calls for further legal ...
In the view of the author there is no principled and theoretically coherent statement of the law regarding what is defamatory - but then as Prosser quoted on page 1 states 'there is a great deal of the law of defamation that makes no sense' (see WP Keeton et al, Prosser and Keeton on...
Exit and Entry Management Undergoes Several Changes (China Daily, Sept. 16): Interview of ZHENG Baigang, head of the Ministry of Public Security’s Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration, regarding the new regulations effective Sept. 1. China’s New Visa Regulations Benefit Foreigners (Global ...