This new addition to Hart Publishing's Landmark Cases series brings together leading figures in the field to discuss a selection of the most significant cases in medical law. These are cases which either signpost a new development for medical law, illustrate an important development of the law, or signpost likely future developments of the law. The cases are explored in their social and historical context to understand better what has influenced the development of the law. This collection provides a fascinating insight in the interaction of medical law and broader social changes to our bodies, illness and medical professionals.

Introduction Jonathan Herring and Jesse Wall1. Doodeward v Spence (1908) Loane Skene2. Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957]: Medical Law ' s AccordionJosé Miola3. Re B (A Minor) (Wardship: Sterilisation) [1988]: 'People Like Us Don't Have Babies': Learning Disability,Prospective Parenthood and Legal Transformations Kirsty Keywood4. Re B (A Minor) (Wardship: Medical Treatment) [1981]: 'The Child Must Live': Disability, Parents and the Law Jonathan Herring5. Airedale NHS Trust v Bland [1993] Charles Foster6. R v Cambridge Health Authority, ex parte B (A Minor) [1995]: A Tale of Two Judgments Jesse Wall7. R v Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, ex parte L [1999]: Bournewood Fifteen Years On Genevra Richardson8. Re MB (An Adult: Medical Treatment) [1997] and St George's Healthcare NHS Trust v S [1998]: The Dilemma of the ' Court-Ordered ' Caesarean Marie Fox and Kirsty Moreton9. R v Department of Health, ex parte Source Informatics Ltd [1999] Mark Taylor10. McFarlane v Tayside Health Board [2000] and Cattanach v Melchior [2003] Laura Hoyano11. Chester v Afshar [2004] Sarah Green12. R (on the Application of Burke) v General Medical Council [2004]; Burke v United Kingdom [2006]:Contemporaneous and Advance Requests: The Fight for Rights at the End of LifeShaun D Pattinson13. The Right to Die and the Right to Help: R (on the Application of Purdy) v Directorof Public Prosecutions [2009] and Its Legacy Kate Greasley14. Yearworth and Others v North Bristol NHS Trust [2009] Loane Skene15. A, B and C v Ireland [2010] Imogen Goold