Dr Judy Laing, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, has co-edited the third edition of 'Principles of Medical Law', which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2010. The book provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of medical law whilst also seeking to set the law in context and critique its application.
An outstanding piece of scholarship ... high in quality throughout, well internally cross-referenced and very well written ... By some distance it is the best textbook in the area
Journal of Law and Medicine
Dr Judy Laing, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, has co-edited the third edition of
Principles of Medical Law, which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2010. Dr Laing and her co-editors, Andrew Grubb, Senior Immigration Judge, and Jean McHale, Professor of Health Care Law and Director of the Institute of Medical Law, University of Birmingham have marshalled an impressive array of contributors, comprising of many of the leading academics and practitioners working in the area of medical law today, including Keith Syrett, Reader in Public Law and Health Policy in the Law School.
The book provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of medical law whilst also seeking to set the law in context and critique its application. The text has been fully updated to cover major statutory changes including the Human Tissue Act 2004, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the NHS Act 2006, the Mental Health Act 2007 and developments in the case law; and includes greater consideration of related health care ethics and human rights issues.
