Medical Negligence (Tort law library) Book

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 AmendsRead More