Medical Law

Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers all of the explanation, commentary, and extracts from cases and key materials that students need to gain a thorough understanding of this complex topic. Key case extracts provide the legal context, facts, and background; extracts from materials provide differing ethical perspectives and outline current debates; and the author's insightful commentary ensures that readers understand the facts of the cases and can navigate the ethical landscape to form their own understanding of medical law.

New to this Edition:
- Coverage of important new cases, including Bawa-Garba v General Medical Council; Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust v Yates; Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust v Evans; Re (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's Application for Judicial Review); An NHS Trust v Y; and R (on the application of Conway) v Secretary of State for Justice
- Coverage of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983
- A revised chapter with coverage of some emerging biotechnologies, including artificial intelligence and neurotechnologies
- Coverage of the implications of genome editing
- Coverage of the government's proposal to implement an opt-out system for organ donation by 2020
The chapters on incapacity and medical malpractice have been restructured to enable a better fit to most courses