Guest Post: Is it Time for Ethics Experts in Lack of Consent Cases?
Written by Daniel Sokol
barrister and medical ethicist at 12 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London
This article was first published in the Personal Injury Brief Update Law Journal on 12th October 2015 (http://www.pibriefupdate.com)
Following the landmark case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11, I have been instructed on several cases of alleged failure to obtain valid consent.
At present, consultants in the relevant specialty are asked to produce expert reports on the quality of the consent process. The reports are, generally, of dubious value.
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