IMAGING THE DEAD (Lecture at the Imaging Conference of the Royal Society of Medicine, U.K. on 21 October 2010)
- 04 November, 2020
- By : Admin
Much of what I have to say will (I hope) be familiar to many in the audience. However, I believe it is appropriate to go back to basics to set the scene for what is to follow later today. I also do so because at least some in the room might not understand why coroners and others involved in the registration and certification of deaths do what they do.
Read MoreCitizenship and Residence Planning and Loss of Malaysian Citizenship
- 04 November, 2020
- By : Admin
In modern times, the growing cross-border mobility of people all over the world brings into focus even more various legal issues, including regarding citizenship of and the right of residence in a country. This note is intended to give some guidance to Malaysians who have settled or are planning to settle in other countries. There are law firms, migration agencies, and citizenship and residence planning agencies which provide assistance and advice to such people on various aspects of the subject.
Read MorePATIENT CONSENT AFTER MONTGOMERY PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR DOCTORS
- 16 October, 2020
- By : Admin
The Montgomery test for the adequacy or otherwise of disclosure for the purpose of valid patient consent ordains that the doctor’s duty is to take reasonable care to ensure that the patient is aware of any material risk of proposed treatment and of any variant or alternative treatment (whether in respect of outcome or of potentially intervening complication). Breach of or compliance with this duty is a legal test applied by the court, and decided, where disputed, on the basis of the evidence which the judge accepts and prefers.
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