Do you know what you've got within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. When Harry Langlands picked up a chunk of red rock from the floor of the gorge, he thought he had discovered something special. Harry's hunch proved correct. It was special stuff. Very special. He had discovered blue asbestos... But all the money he made from it never made him happy. The fortunes made from the asbestos didn't make many others very happy either. It wasn't the miracle fibre everybody had thought it was. In the end, many wished Harry had left it lying on the ground in Disaster Gorge. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a new life. They started a family and worked hard for a brighter future. They never expected to be fighting for their lives or for justice in a court case against two of Australia's biggest companies. Big end lawyer, Bruce Fraser, thinks he can springboard into partnership and fame with a win for his client, Henry King Industries Limited, a large asbestos cement manufacturer. Plaintiff lawyer, Vivienne Glosioli, hopes she can overcome her self-doubt, her boss's advances and the sausage-factory mentality of her firm to secure a win for the couple. What unfolds is the ugly truth of asbestos and the legal industry it spawned. James Henderson's story is the history of asbestos exploitation in Australia. His legal battle may change the law forever. There is much at stake. Money, careers, reputations, lives. Who has what it takes to win?
In Why Patients Sue Doctors 2e the authors draw on their wide-ranging, collective experience in over 1000 real-life medicolegal cases to explore why and how doctors make mistakes. By analysing and discussing the situations and behaviours that lead to complaints by patients and their families, this book provides clear and practical direction for practitioners to improve clinical care and avoid litigation. Written in a concise and engaging narrative writing style by editors Duncan Graham, Bernard Kelly and David Richards, readers will obtain a broad understanding of the origins, workings and outcomes of medicolegal cases and will be equipped with practical strategies to improve clinical care and avoid common pitfalls in practice. The text also introduces important legal concepts in an approachable manner appropriate for those working in medicine. Detailed examination of real-life medicolegal cases to facilitate understanding and application to clinical practice Logical and consistent organisation of cases in regional order of medical complaint, from head to toe Practical advice on how to improve clinical care and avoid litigation Easy-to-read and engaging narrative style of writing effectively communicates key takeaways for readers Suitable introduction to legal concepts for medical students and professionals Respected author team experienced in medicolegal and medical malpractice cases Enhanced eBook version included with purchase
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Originally published in 1993. "A Lesson for Us All" tells of the intrigue and pressures that surrounded the introduction of the National Curriculum, the most sweeping educational reform since 1944, and examines the roles of three education secretaries: Kenneth Baker, John MacGregor and Kenneth Clarke. Duncan Graham was the man charged with introducing the new-style lessons into the 24,000 state schools in England and Wales from 1988 to 1991 when he resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Curriculum Council after deep divisions over principles with Kenneth Clarke, the Education Secretary. In collaboration with David Tytler, former Education Editor of "The Times", Mr Graham tells of the struggles with ministers, civil servants and the teacher unions to introduce the new style lessons to a tight timetable set by the Government.
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