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Informed Consent
262 published works
Jotwell
Speech Therapy and Juveniles: What’s in it for Health Law?
Caught in Language. The importance of speech and language therapy for the Youth Justice System is the result of a PhD research project examining how juveniles with speech, language, and…
Healthcare Law Insights
Before AI Meets Your Biobank: Five Must-Do Steps for Research Institutions
This is the first in a series of blog posts focused on AI and clinical trials/research space, highlighting topics to be discussed at the upcoming BIO International convention on June…
Legal Health Information Exchange
Consent at a Crossroads: Has New Jersey’s HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Standard Changed in the Era of Part 2 Reform?
The 2024 overhaul of 42 C.F.R. Part 2 reached its February 16, 2026 compliance deadline earlier this year: its consent requirements were rewritten to align more closely with HIPAA, allowing…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical / Capacity: Spinal surgery consent & litigation capacity.
By Bill Madden
Mahmoud v Ghahreman [2026] NSWCA 52 (Link to Caselaw). This note copies the Headnote provided by the Court. On the issue of incapacity, the Court held that whether a person…
Australian Emergency Law
Consent and hospital policies – Gawthrop v Bendigo Health
By M. Eburn
I’ve been asked to comment on the decision in Gawthrop v Bendigo Health [2026] VSC 157 (27 March 2026), a case that’s been described by Dr Danny Tucker, obstetrician and…
Drug & Device Law
Clinical Trial Sponsor Not Liable For Sponsoring Clinical Trial
Yes, we know our title is rather circular. In fairness, most of the allegations we have seen in cases attempting to impose liability on the sponsor of a clinical trial…
Jus Corpus Law Journal Blogs
THE ILLUSION OF FREE CONSENT IN DIGITAL CONTRACTS
By JusCorpus
INTRODUCTION TO FREE CONSENTThe most important element of any contract is consent. The principle of ‘Consensus ad idem’, which means meeting of the minds, constitutes the basis for a valid…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Informed Consent Is Not Optional: What the Yale NICU Verdict Means for Parents
A recent $32 million judgment against Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital has sent shockwaves through neonatal care, medical malpractice, and product liability litigation nationwide. At the heart of…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical: Failure to warn & negligence (mid-urethral sling surgery).
By Bill Madden
Stott v Rashid [2025] NSWSC 1379 (Link to Caselaw). The plaintiff alleged that the first defendant (urologist) failed to warn her of the risk of complications and that she would…
Legal Research and Analysis
INFORMED CONSENT AND PATIENT AUTONOMY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND POLICY DIMENSIONS IN MODERN HEALTHCARE
ABSTRACT Informed consent has evolved from a formal procedural requirement into a cornerstone of patient autonomy and ethical The post INFORMED CONSENT AND PATIENT AUTONOMY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: LEGAL, ETHICAL…