Product Description

Medical Negligence provides the authoritative commentary on all aspects of the law of medical negligence, and has been acclaimed as the "bible" for practitioners in the area. A high level text, it analyses jurisprudence and case law in detail, identifying the legal principles with unrivalled precision and clarity. * The definitive analysis of the law in this area - now in a new edition * Substantially revised and updated since the last edition, including important new case law on damages, consent, causation and many other areas * Explores in detail the human rights issues surrounding medical evidence * Considers new types of claim such as liability for psychiatric harm, liability to third parties and liability for economic loss, with particular regard to wrongful birth claims * Covers the new Civil Procedure Rules and clinical negligence protocol * Considers the Chief Medical Officer's recent report on medical negligence, Making Amends

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2286581 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2 pages