The House of Lords is being asked to consider a claim for compensation arising from charitable work undertaken in Bangladesh. There is some dispute as to the remit of that work and the standard to which it was performed.
Evidence from:
D Pepper. The Lancet (2006) Vol.367 p 199 – 200
“Bangladeshis poisoned by arsenic sue British organisation”
Early assessments of liability came to the view that BGS was not proximal to the decision to drink the water.
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