Responses Concerning the Tort of Negligence and Patient Information. Analytical Essay by Top Papers

This paper addresses altered tort law which made the right to information of the patient more important than medical standards and required doctors to fully inform patients of risks, including a tiny percentage of risk attached to an essential surgical procedure. The paper discusses other factors that involve definitions of consent and liability in several scenarios involving Australia's climate of litigation till recent shifts instigated by the government's law review. The paper compares Australian tort law to the U.S. and British law and also shows how the litigation/malpractice insurance crisis in Australia has induced reform.