Chapter 6 Key debates
Breach of duty: the standard of care
Topic: |
‘Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board and the Rights of the Reasonable Patient’ |
Author: |
E. Reid |
Viewpoint: |
A helpful analysis of the likely impact of the Supreme Court’s recent assertion of patient autonomy. |
Source: |
(2015) 19(3) Edin LR 360 |
Topic: |
‘State of Fear: Britain’s ‘Compensation Culture’ Reviewed’ |
Author: |
K. Williams |
Viewpoint: |
Examines the extent to which perceptions about law and legal decision-making have contributed to what may be a misplaced ‘moral panic’ about the existence of a ‘compensation culture’ in Britain. |
Source: |
(2005) 25 LS 499 |