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Plans to limit legal fees in dental claims a welcome first step says DDU Responding to the publication of a government consultation on limiting claimant’s legal fees for cases valued up to £25,000, John Makin, head of the DDU, said: “This consultation has been a long time coming and is a welcome first step. However, for a… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Mr Jerard Ross as head of Scottish affairs to champion the interests of the MDU’s growing number of members in Scotland. Over the last four years Scottish membership has grown almost 30%, according to the MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation. Jerard, who has worked at the… Read more »
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John Prescott has described films depicting the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as “quite deplorable”. The deputy prime minister said it was “totally unacceptable” for recordings, presumably including the two and a half minute mobile phone video currently circulating on the internet, to be made and said those responsible should be “ashamed”. His… Read more »
The government says it respects the decision made by its Iraqi counterpart to execute former president Saddam Hussein. But foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated Britain’s opposition to the death penalty. Saddam was executed this morning at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) in Baghdad, 27 years after he first came to power. The former dictator,… Read more »
