The Law of Consent to Medical Treatment (Hardcover)

Solicitors are often called upon to advise on the legality of a course of treatment or its withdrawal. Due to the urgency with which decisions are required, legal argument is often scant, and decisions can and have been made without reference to obvious case law. This book provides a practical and comprehensive account of the law of consent to medical treatment in England and Wales. Drawing together the extensive body of recent case law relating to the issue of consent, it collates the authorities relating to a wide range of situations in which the issue arises. The work provides analysis of recent and complex case law, such as Bland (plaintiff in a permanent vegetative state) and Lindsell (plaintiff suffering from Motor Neurone disease who sought court's consent for pain relieving drugs which would shorten her life).