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Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee [1969] 1 QB 428, [1968] 1 All ER 1068 (QBD) - Duty of Care case

Court Decision

Decide the important factors in this case and consider the following questions:

1. Did the doctor owe the deceased a duty of care, even though he did not examine him and only gave instructions over the phone to the nurse?
   
   
2. Do you think that the plaintiff/claimant, i.e. the deceased's wife, won her claim for damages/compensation in this case?

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