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
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978-0-421-88600-1 (9780421886001)
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Contents Include *Medical Negligence in Context *The Basis of Liability *Standard of Care *Causation and Remoteness of Damage *Consent of Treatment *Liability of Hospitals and Contribution *Defective Products *Damages *Procedure
