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PERSONAL INJURY LAWPLANNING LAWTHE LAW OF CONSENTTO MEDICAL TREATMENT2ND EDITIONAndrew HocktonNEWEDITIONThis work provides comprehensive guidancethrough the complex area of medicalconsent. It covers everything from thegeneral principles in tort that relate toconsent to detailed analysis of proceduralguidelines, case law on consent to specificmedical procedures, and the new regime forassessing mental capacity.• Explains the basic concepts in consentlaw such as autonomy, battery, validconsent, capacity, voluntary consent andbest interests• Covers in detail the relevant human rightsissues• Discusses the impact of the MentalCapacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act2007• Guides readers through the uniqueprocedural aspects of consent law,including different application proceduresfor treatment of adults and children• Sets out the new procedural issues thatwill arise under the Court of Protection• Provides the latest case law andinterpretation on common consent cases,such as male and female sterilisation,withdrawal of life-sustaining treatmentand blood transfusions• Lays out the rights and obligations ofparents in the treatment of a child• Explains the obligations of surgeonswithin the disciplinary framework• Features an extensive appendix givingeasy access to guidelines, practice notesand extracts from legislationCONTENTS: Introduction. General Principles.Battery. Negligence. Causation. The NewDisciplinary Framework. Mental Capacity Act2005. Capacity. Children and Parents.Incompetent Adults. Specific Cases. CriminalConsent. Procedure. Appendices.JURISDICTION: United KingdomDec-2012 978 1 847 03809 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 326714Hardback c. £125.00/c. €159.00Other Personal Injury Law TitlesCFAS AND RISK ASSESSMENTIN PRACTICENigel Tomkins and Claire EdwardsThis practical book provides practitioners withall the essential information they need tooperate a successful Conditional Fee personalinjury practice. It helps them understand thetechnical issues of CFAs and insurance for CFAwork and how to translate that understandinginto everyday case handling and management.JURISDICTION: England & WalesDec-2002 978 0 421 78620 2Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 21429Paperback, 320 pp £100.00/€127.00SPORTS PERSONAL INJURYLAW AND PRACTICETim Kevan, Dominic Adamson and StephenCottrellSports Personal Injury: Law and Practiceprovides a practical analysis of sports PI lawtogether with all the ground-breaking legaldecisions and quantum. It is a unique, one-stopsource on this relatively new and rapidlyevolving area of practice.JURISDICTION: England & WalesOct-2002 978 0 421 77840 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 558289Paperback, 384 pp £160.00/€204.00THE CONTROL OF OUTDOORADVERTISING AND GRAFFITIDr Charles MynorsThe Control of Outdoor Advertising andGraffiti explains all aspects of the lawcontrolling signs, advertisements, billboards, flypostingand graffiti. It outlines the law itself andgoes through the mechanics in place to controland regulate advertising and graffiti.• Defines advertising and the differentcategories of advertising• Looks at the process for obtaining consent foroutdoor advertising• Goes through enforcement proceduresincluding removal of unauthorisedadvertising• Covers prosecutions and penalties• Reproduces relevant legislation, includingthe special rules applying in LondonJURISDICTION: England & Wales, Scotland, NorthernIrelandMar-2009 978 0 721 91770 2Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 432376Paperback £55.00/€70.00ENCYCLOPEDIA OFCOMPULSORY PURCHASEAND COMPENSATION3 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editor: Clive M BrandFor over 50 years the Encyclopedia ofCompulsory Purchase and Compensation hasoffered a complete and fully up-to-date guide tothe complex provisions of the law relating to thecompulsory purchase of land and thecompensation provisions.• Contains the full text of all relevant statutes,statutory instruments and circulars, togetherwith case summaries• Expert commentary highlights the practicalapplication of the law• Subscribers receive three updating releasesper annumJURISDICTION: United Kingdom978 0 421 00750 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 7758Looseleaf £1015.00/€1338.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £728.00Europe £743.00/€980.00Rest of World £746.00/$1283.00To order any of these titles international customers please email TLRUKI.intlorders@thomsonreuters.com 127