Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:11:18 +1000

From: Neil Foster

Subject: Article on apology provisions

Dear Colleagues;

In light of s 2 of the UK Compensation Act 2006 (and s 69 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)) you may be interested in the following article which provides a critique of US "apology" provisions and their utility in medical negligence claims.

Marlynn Wei (August 2006)
Doctors, Apologies, and the Law: An Analysis and Critique of Apology Laws

Regards
Neil Foster

Neil Foster
Lecturer & LLB Program Convenor
School of Law
Faculty of Business & Law
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
AUSTRALIA
ph 02 4921 7430
fax 02 4921 6931

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