From expert witness to defendant: abolition of expert witness protection and its implications [0.03%]
从专家证人到被告人：废除专家证人保护及其影响
Danuta Mendelson
Danuta Mendelson
In Jones v Kaney [2011] 2 AC 398, the United Kingdom Supreme Court held that in England and Wales (but not in Scotland), clients can sue expert witnesses in negligence and/or contract for work performed under their retainer, whether in civi...
Ian Freckelton
Ian Freckelton
While hoarding has been chronicled graphically by authors such as Dante, de Balzac, Dickens and Gogol, and has been the subject of sensationalist treatment by the media in respect of persons who are well known or who have become notorious, ...
Editorial
Journal of law and medicine. 2012 Dec;20(2):225-49. DOI: 2012
The many cases of XFJ: suitable to drive a taxi or "killer cabbie"? [0.03%]
XFJ的多起案件：适驾出租车还是“杀人的司机”?
Vanessa Taylor,Janette Nankivell
Vanessa Taylor
For 10 years, the refugee now known by the pseudonym XFJ attempted to gain accreditation to drive a taxi-cab. After many internal reviews and rejections by the Victorian Taxi Directorate, XFJ appealed to the Victorian Civil and Administrati...
Avoiding a fate worse than death: an argument for legalising voluntary physician-based euthanasia [0.03%]
逃避比死亡更糟糕的命运：支持合法化自愿医生协助死的态度论
Julia Werren,Necef Yuksel,Saxon Smith
Julia Werren
The legalisation of voluntary physician-based euthanasia is currently the subject of much political, social and ethical debate and there is evidence in Australia of growing support for its implementation. In addressing many of the issues th...
Talat Uppal,A Pickering,K Erasmus et al.
Talat Uppal et al.
The issue of how to define the legal status of the fetus is complex. Three clinical cases with fetal losses following motor vehicle accidents raise important issues regarding the legal status of the unborn child. Legislation was submitted t...
The regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis: is there anything the United Kingdom can learn from the Australian experience? [0.03%]
英国可以借鉴澳大利亚关于植入前基因诊断的规定方面的经验吗？
Michelle de Souza
Michelle de Souza
The United Kingdom fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), is set to be abolished and its functions transferred to the Care Quality Commission. Together with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1...
Reappraising consent: conducting ethical psychiatric research in Singapore [0.03%]
从新视角审视知情同意：新加坡精神医学研究中的伦理课题
Gurpreet Rekhi,Benjamin Capps,Tamra Lysaght et al.
Gurpreet Rekhi et al.
Singapore is legally restrictive when it comes to research involving minors. The age of majority is 21 and parental consent is required for participation in medical research. This article explores the age of majority and the issues related ...
Childhood obesity, parental duties of care and strategies for intervention [0.03%]
儿童肥胖、家长的监护责任及干预策略
Elise Jane Nolan
Elise Jane Nolan
Childhood obesity is an increasingly serious issue which causes significant health problems among children. There are numerous causes of childhood obesity. However, the ultimate responsibility for the problems and costs associated with an o...
Criticisms of African trials fail to withstand scrutiny: male circumcision does prevent HIV infection [0.03%]
对非洲临床试验的批评禁不起推敲：男性割礼确实能预防艾滋病病毒感染
Richard G Wamai,Brian J Morris,Jake H Waskett et al.
Richard G Wamai et al.
A recent article in the JLM (Boyle GJ and Hill G, "Sub-Saharan African Randomised Clinical Trials into Male Circumcision and HIV Transmission: Methodological, Ethical and Legal Concerns" (2011) 19 JLM 316) criticises the large randomised co...
Are people who claim compensation "cured by a verdict"? A longitudinal study of health outcomes after whiplash [0.03%]
索偿者伤愈了吗？——关于“挥鞭样损伤”的一项纵向研究
Natalie M Spearing,Dorte Gyrd-Hansen,Louis H Pobereskin et al.
Natalie M Spearing et al.
This study examines whether the lure of injury compensation prompts whiplash claimants to overstate their symptoms. Claim settlement is the intervention of interest, as it represents the point at which there is no further incentive to exagg...