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Review
. 2025 Sep 25;26(4):496-501.
doi: 10.1177/17511437251367221. eCollection 2025 Nov.

Critical care and the law - pertinent cases from 2024

Aaron D'Sa  1 , Robert Tobin  2 , Luigi Camporota  3 , Thearina de Beer  4 , Dan Harvey  5 , Richard Innes  6 , Prashanth Nandhabalan  7 , Victoria Metaxa  8
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Critical care and the law - pertinent cases from 2024

Aaron D'Sa et al. J Intensive Care Soc. .

Abstract

This review by the Legal and Ethical Advisory Group (LEAG) follows the 2023 summary, reviewing the important legal cases and Prevention of Future Deaths reports (PFDs) ruled or issued in 2024 that are pertinent to Intensive Care Medicine. The legal cases include Human Rights cases, Clinical Negligence cases, and rulings of the Court of Protection. Not all of the cases relate to events which have occurred in Intensive Care, however the rulings will have a bearing on Intensive Care practice.

Keywords: coroner; human rights; intensive care; law and ethics; negligence.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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