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Maynard v West Midlands Regional Health Authority

[1984] 1 WLR 634
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1984
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Medical negligence; where two schools of thought exist, selecting one is not negligent; Bolam applied to diagnosis; Hodgkin's disease misdiagnosis

Area of Law

tort

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