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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Government’s care home Covid failings ‘opens door’ to compensation claims, lawyers say

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A landmark High Court judgment that the government failed to protect care home residents from Covid “opens the door” to compensation claims by victims’ families, lawyers say.

The government is likely to face further claims related to its mishandling of Covid-19, legal experts warn after a court ruled that it was unlawful for untested hospital patients to be discharged into care homes at the beginning of the pandemic.

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