Abstract
Although medicine is an international discipline, practiced in much the same way throughout the English-speaking world, laws vary considerably from country to country. Much of the law applicable in the United States and in the countries of the Commonwealth derives from the English common law, but medical practitioners may not assume that the laws of their own countries or states will necessarily apply in other countries or states even if medical practices are indistinguishable. In this chapter the author attempts to set out principles of general applicability; however, it is written from the perspective of the law applicable in England and Wales and should be read with that in mind.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust v S 3WLR 936, 950E (1998) per Judge LJ.
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland AC789, 857 (1993) per Lord Keith of Kinkel.
Ibid. per Lord Goff of Chieveley, 864.
Ibid. per Lord Browne-Wilkinson, 882.
Ibid. per Lord Mustill, 891.
S. v McC and M; W v W AC 24 (1972) per Lord Reid, 43.
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust case [ibid.], 951G.
General Medical Council (1998) Seeking Patients’ Consent: the Ethical Considerations. The General Medical Council, London.
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust case [ibid], 969C.
In re C 1WLR 290 (1994).
Sidaway v Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals AC 871(1985); 1 AllER 643 (1985).
Rogers v Whitaker 175 CLR 479 (1992); AMLD 6993 (1992); 16 BMLR, 148 (Australian High Court).
Canterbury v Spence 464 F2d 772 (US App DC, 1972).
Reibl v Hughes 114 DLR 3d 1 (Canadian Supreme Court 1980); 2 SCR 880 (1980).
Bolitho v City & Hackney Health Authority AC 232 (1998); 1Lloyd’s Rep. Med. 26 (1998).
In re F [1990] 2.AC 1.
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee 2 AllER 118 (1957); 1 WLR 582 (1957).
Gillick v West Norfolk & Wisbech Area Health Authority AC 112 (1984).
General Medical Council (1997) Making and Using Visual and Audio Recordings of Patients. General Medical Council, London.
Extract from the Hippocratic Oath, 5th century BC.
Extract from The Declaration of Geneva; World Medical Association, 1948, re-stated 1983.
Extract from The International Code of Medical Ethics, World Medical Association, Geneva, 1983.
General Medical Council (1998) Good Medical Practice. General Medical Council, London.
General Medical Council (1995) Confidentiality. General Medical Council, London.
Association of Police Surgeons and British Medical Association (1998) Revised Interim Guidelines on Confidentiality for Police Surgeons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Association of Police Surgeons, Harrogate. British Medical Association, London.
Tarasoff v Regents of the University of California P 551 2d 334 (Cal. Sup. Ct. 1976).
W v Egdell Ch. 359 (1990); 1 All ER 835 (1990).
National Justice Compania Naviera SA v Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. (‘The Ikarian Reefer’); (The Times, March 5, 1993); 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 68 (High Court 1993); 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 455 (CA 1995).
Expert Witness Institute. (1998) Newsletter. EWI, London.
Whitehouse v Jordan 1WLR 246, 256 (1981) per Lord Wilberforce.
Polivitte Ltd v Commercial Union Assurance Co. plc 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 379, 386 (1987) per Garland J.
Derby & Co. Ltd. and Others v Weldon and Others (No. 9) The Times, November 9, 1990 per Staughton LJ.
Expert Witness Institute; Newspaper House, 8–16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN. Tel: +44 171 583 5454.
Civil Procedure Rules (1999) London: The Stationery Office; and on the Lord Chancellor’s Department website: www.open.gov.uk/lcd.
Nunes v Agrawal (1999) Court of Appeal case number CCRTI 98/1516; (1999) MLC 0100.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2000 Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Palmer, R.N. (2000). Fundamental Principles. In: Stark, M.M. (eds) A Physician’s Guide to Clinical Forensic Medicine. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-022-3_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-022-3_2
Publisher Name: Humana Press, Totowa, NJ
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-9619-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-59259-022-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive