Medical Negligence Litigation: Emerging Issues - Hardcover

Ciaran Craven; William Binchy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904480365 ISBN 13: 9781904480365

Publisher: First Law, 2005

Synopsis

Irish law. Medical negligence litigation has grown hugely in importance in recent years. Courts are now faced with complex questions on such matters as informed consent to treatment, causation and proof and the liability of hospitals. The book contains a series of papers addressing all of these issues written by experts in their field.

Coverage includes:
Causation and proof
Damages
Limitation of actions
Liability of hospitals
Informed consent
Dunne principles relating to diagnosis and treatment

Please note Bloomsbury Professional acquired this title from First Law in July 2010.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Ciaran Craven is practising barrister. He lectures in the medical law in the LLM Degree Programme at Trinity College Dublin.

William Binchy is Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin and a member of the Human Rights Commission.

Edition details

• Publisher: First Law
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904480365
• ISBN 13: 9781904480365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250