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PAPER CODE NO.

LAW 051

EXAMINER : Prof M Jones

DEPARTMENT : Law TEL. NO 0151-794 221

JANUARY 2010 EXAMINATIONS

MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS I (LAW 051)

TIME ALLO!ED: T"o #o$rs

IN%TR&CTION% TO CANDIDATE%

Ans"er T!O '$es()ons: *I+E '$es()ons on (,e er.

Cn/)/(es r)n3 )n(o (,e e)n()on roo $nnno((e/ o)es of Blackstone’s

Statutes on Medical Law.

Cn/)/(es ",ose f)rs( 6n3$3e )s no( En36)s, re er)((e/ (o (e )n(o (,e e)n()on roo

n $(,or)se/ o of one of (,e fo66o")n3 ono6)n3$6 /)()onr)es: Ofor/ Per D)()onr8 Co66)ns Poe( En36)s, D)()onr8 Co66)ns Per D)()onr.


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1. On Mon/ orn)n3 o$ "6 )n(o o$r off)e n/ f)n/ (,( (,e 6o6 ,os)(6 $r3en(6

nee/s o$r /)e )n e, of (,e fo66o")n3 ses:

;< Jenn )s 2 "ee o6/ ")(, seere r)n /3e= re/ for )n (,e

)n(ens)e re $n)( of (,e 6o6 ,os)(6. %,e )s $n6)e6 eer (o "6= se or

(o e 6e (o re for ,erse6f. In (,e sene of n )nfe()on or o(,er )66ness ,er

6)fe ee(n )s o$( n)ne ers. %,e ,s on(r(e/ ne$on). An())o()(re(en( ")66 ro6 $re (,e ne$on) $( ")(,o$( )( (,ere )s 70>

6)e6),oo/ (,( s,e ")66 /)e ")(,)n "ee or so. T,e /o(ors ",o re (re()n3

,er /e)/e )( "o$6/ e )nror)(e (o ro)/e n())o()s n/ (,( (re(en(

")66 e onf)ne/ (o ee)n3 ,er ofor(6e. Jenn?s ren(s re /eo$(6

re6)3)o$s n/ )ns)s( (,( s,e $s( e (re(e/.

;< %6)= 3e/ @2= )s 25 "ees? re3nn(. Do(ors ,e )/en()f)e/ ro6e

")(, (,e = n/ "n( (o /)n)s(er /r$3 (o %6) )n or/er (o roo(e (,e

?s 3ro"(, (o s(3e ",ere )( n ore sfe6 e /e6)ere/ Cesren

se()on. %6) ,s ref$se/ (,e /r$3s. %,e ,s 6so s)/ (,( (,e (re(en(

"o$6/ e o)n(6ess= )n n een(= e$se s,e )s no( 3o)n3 (o 3ree (o Cesren se()on /e6)er.

;< +ness )s 20 ers o6/ n/ ,s nore) neros. %,e )s e)n3 (re(e/ s n

)n-()en( e$se ,er "e)3,( ,s f66en (o /n3ero$s6 6o" 6ee6. es(er/

s,e f)n(e/ ",)6e )n (,e (,roo n/ ,s /6 $( ,er fe. %,e )s /)se/

(,( s,e nee/s s()(,es )n (,e "o$n/= $( s,e )s ref$s)n3= s)n3 s,e "o$6/

refer (o 6e( (,e "o$n/ ,e6 )(se6f.

A/)se (,e ,os)(6 s (o (,e 6e36 n/ e(,)6 r)n)6es (,( 6 )n e, of (,ese

ses.


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2. Ans"er BOTH r(s of (,e '$es()on:

;< Dr %rs ,s een )no6e/ ")(, 6)n)6 (r)6s of Mor)/)s((= ne" n()-

oes)( /r$3. P,se I n/ P,se II (r)6s ,e ro/$e/ os)()e res$6(s ",),

s$33es( (,( Mor)/)s(( oses s66er r)s of ernen( /3e (o (,e 6)er

(,n o(,er )66e n()-oes)( /r$3s. Dr %rs? (e re roos)n3 (o

on/$( ne" (r)6s )no6)n3 reser, s$Be(s 3e/ e("een 10 n/ 15 ",o

re s$ffer)n3 fro oes)(. Dr %rs e6)ees (,( (,)s reser, )s )(6 s

o(,er")se )( )s no( oss)6e (o 3$3e (,e /r$3?s s$)()6)( for o$n3er ()en(s.

A/)se Dr %rs? (e on (,e 6e36 n/ e(,)6 r)n)6es r)se/ (,e)r

roose/ (r)6s.

AND

;< O$(6)ne (,e oon 6" s(n/r/ of /)s6os$re s )( 6)es (o /$6(s ")(,

)( o6$n(eer)n3 for e/)6 reser, )n En36n/ n/ !6es n/ r)()66

e6$(e (,e e(en( (o ",), reen( es$res ,e )roe/ $on (,)s.

@. ...I( )s $n6"f$6 ... (o /)n)s(er e/)6 (re(en( (o ()en(= ",o )s ons)o$s n/

of so$n/ )n/= ")(,o$( ,)s onsen(...?

To ",( e(en( )s (,)s s((een( (r$e ",en 6)e/ (o ()en(s $n/er (,e 3e of 1


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4. T,e Dr6)n3 f)6?s 3ener6 r()()oner )s Dr %6)3,(6. Mr Dr6)n3 /)e/ (en ers 3o

of #$n()n3(on?s /)sese= 3e/ 5= 6e)n3 ")/o" n/ son= Pe(er. Pe(er )s rr)e/ (o

!en/. T,e ,e o(, een (o see Dr %6)3,(6 s (,e re ee()n3 (o ,e )n

s) on(,s? ()e. Mrs Dr6)n3 /oes no( "n( ,er /eese/ ,$sn/?s on/)()on

/)s6ose/ (o ,)s f)6 s s,e /oes no( "n( ,er son= Pe(er= (o 6)e )n fer of /)sese

(,( nno( resen(6 e $re/.

Jo,n= 15= no(,er of Dr %6)3,(6?s ()en(s= "s ,os)(6)se/ fo66o")n3 se)$res

s$se(e/ (o e $se/ /)e(es. F6oo/ (es(s "ere (en /$r)n3 ,)s s( )n ,os)(6n/ (,e res$6(s ree6e/ (,( /)e(es "s (,e ro6e $se of (,e se)$res n/ 6so

(,( Jo,n ,/ een ()n3 )66e36 n/ ,)3,6 //)()e /r$3s. T,e (es( res$6(s "ere

o$n)(e/ (o Dr %6)3,(6 ",o /)se/ Jo,n?s ren(s (,( Jo,n s,o$6/ oene

)ns$6)n )nBe()ons. #e /)/ no( /)s6ose Jo,n?s /r$3 $se (o (,e. Jo,n ref$ses (o (e

)ns$6)n )nBe()ons s ,e /oes no( e( ,e )s )66 n/ ,e )s fe/ $ of eo6e )n(erfer)n3

)n ,)s 6)fe.?

A/)se Dr %6)3,(6 s (o (,e 6e36 n/ e(,)6 )ss$es r)se/ (,e oe senr)os.

;NF - #$n()n3(on?s /)sese )s ,ere/)(r on/)()on ",), $s$66 n)fes(s )(se6f )n

)//6e 3e ;@5-50


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5. ANSWER EITHER (a) OR (b) (DO NOT ANSWER BOTH PARTS)

;< In 6e36 (ers= (,e ()en(Gs onsen( (o (,e (re(en( e 6)/ one ,e or

s,e )s )nfore/ )n ro/ (ers of (,e n($re of (,e roe/$re ",), )s

)n(en/e/. F$( (,e ,o)e )s= )n re6)(= en)n36ess $n6ess )( )s /e on (,e

s)s of re6en( )nfor()on n/ /)e. Fe$se (,e ,o)e (o e /e 66s

for /e)s)on (,e ()en( on )nfor()on no"n (o (,e e/)6 r()()oner

$( no( (o (,e ()en(= )( "o$6/ e )66o3)6 (o ,o6/ (,( (,e o$n( of

)nfor()on (o e ro)/e/ (,e e/)6 r()()oner n e /e(er)ne/ fro

(,e erse()e of (,e r()()oner 6one or= for (,( ((er= of (,e e/)6

rofess)on? ; Rogers v Whitaker = #)3, Co$r( of A$s(r6)<

T,e f$n()on of (,e 6" )s (o ro(e( (,e ()en(Gs r)3,( (o ,oose. If )( )s (o

f$6f)6 (,( f$n()on )( $s( ens$re (,( (,e /$( (o )nfor )s rese(e/ (,e

/o(or. I( ")66 f)6 (o /o (,)s )f n ror)(e ree/ nno( e 3)en )f (,e

/$( )s re,e/ n/ (,e er r)s (,( (,e ()en( s,o$6/ ,e een (o6/ o$(o$rs n/ s,e s$ffers )nB$r? ;Chester v Afshar er Lor/ #oe<

!)(, referene (o (,e re6en( se6"= oen( on o(, of (,ese s((een(s

)n re6()on (o (,e /o(or?s /$( )n En36)s, L" (o /)s6ose )nfor()on (o (,e

()en(.

OR

;< %n/r= 3e @@= )s e)6e() n/ s)3n)f)n(6 oer"e)3,(. %,e (es

e/)()on ;E)r)3,(< for ,er e)6es= $( (,e Hon(ro6 s,e ,)ees oer (,e

on/)()on r)es n/ s,e s()66 os)on66 s$ffers fro e)6e() se)$res/$r)n3 ",), s,e soe()es 6oses ons)o$sness. %n/r )s)(e/ ,er 3ener6

r()()oner= Teres= e$se s,e ,/ no( ,/ er)o/ for (,ree on(,s. Teres

e)ne/ %n/r n/ on6$/e/ (,( (,e sene of %n/r?s er)o/s "s

ro6 s)/e-effe( of (,e E)r)3,(= (,e /os3e of ",), ,/ een )nrese/

f)e on(,s er6)er. T,ree on(,s f(er see)n3 Teres= %n/r= ",o ,/ een

$(()n3 on "e)3,(= re6)se/ (,( s,e )3,( e re3nn( n/ so "en( (o ,er

3ener6 r()()oner. Teres onf)re/ (,( %n/r "s s) on(,s re3nn(.

%,e )e/)(e6 /)se/ %n/r (o ,n3e ,er e)6es e/)()on= e$se

of (,e no"n r)s (o (,e of ()n3 E)r)3,( ",en re3nn(. T,e ne"

e/)()on ;In(ers(rn< "s no( s effe()e )n on(ro66)n3 %n/r?s se)$res

n/ fe" "ees 6(er s,e ,/ Bor se)$re )n ",), s,e 6os( ons)o$sness=fe66 n/ roe ,er 6ef( 6e3 n/ r. !,en (,e "s orn )( "s fo$n/ (o

e s$ffer)n3 fro s)3n)f)n( r)n /3e= ",), "s ro6 $se/ (,e

E)r)3,(. I( )s no"n (,( $non(ro66e/ e)6e() se)$res ",en re3nn( rr

r)s of )nB$r o(, (o (,e o(,er n/ (,e .



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%n/r ss (,( ,/ s,e no"n (,( (,ere "s r)s (,( ,er o$6/ ,e

een /3e/ (,e e/)()on s,e "o$6/ ,e o(e/ for (er)n()on of

(,e re3nn.

A/)se %n/r ",e(,er s,e ,s n 6) for ne36)3ene 3)ns( Teres= o(,

)n rese( of ,er o"n 6osses n/ on e,6f of (,e .

I3nore n oss)6e ro/$( 6))6)( 6) 3)ns( (,e n$f($rers of (,e

e/)()onK

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