{"id":15734,"date":"2026-03-30T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmel.hku.hk\/?post_type=events&p=15734"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:25:36","slug":"book-talk-medical-negligence-and-the-duty-to-advise-beyond-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/cmel.hku.hk\/zh\/events\/book-talk-medical-negligence-and-the-duty-to-advise-beyond-autonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Talk: Medical Negligence and the Duty to Advise: Beyond Autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abstract:<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This work argues that patient autonomy and medical negligence make for strange bedfellows.\u00a0 The emphasis on autonomy has distorted orthodox negligence principles, contributing to uncertainty and angst amongst healthcare professionals while eroding trust in the doctor-patient relationship. This work takes the current discourse beyond autonomy \u2013 which focuses on the rights<\/em> of the patient, to agency and shared decision-making \u2013 which focus on the relationship<\/em> between doctor and patient.\u00a0 The core argument is built on a review of the theoretical foundations of negligence and the philosophical conceptions of autonomy.\u00a0 Provocatively, this work argues against a rights-based approach to negligence \u2013 which can be confrontational \u2013 in favour of a human obligations approach, which is collaborative and thus well suited to the doctor-patient relationship.\u00a0 Drawing on the theoretical analysis, the book identifies doctrinal anomalies in the duty of care, standard of care, causation, and damage.\u00a0 It critically analyses landmark UK Supreme Court cases, including Chester v Afshar<\/em> [2005] 1 AC 134, Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board<\/em> [2015] AC 1430, and McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board<\/em> [2024] AC 925, arguing that the law increasingly is detached from the realities of medical practice and reasonable expectations of patients.<\/p>\n

About the Speaker:
\n<\/span><\/strong>Prof Kumaralingam Amirthalingam
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore<\/p>\n

Kumaralingam Amirthalingam is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.\u00a0 He holds a PhD and LLB (Hons) from the Australian National University.\u00a0 His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of Criminal Law, Law of Torts and Business Torts. \u00a0His research is in the areas of criminal law and justice (focusing on the role of the Public Prosecutor) and tort law (focusing on medical liability). He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Medical Law Review<\/em> and the International Editorial Board of Medical Law International<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 He is a member of the Singapore Medical Council\u2019s Complaints Panel, the Ministry of Health\u2019s Advisory Panel on Mental Health and Well-being, and the Ministry of Health\u2019s Expert Group for Minors\u2019 Access to Mental Health Services.\u00a0 His recent book with Hart Publishing is Medical Negligence and the Duty to Advise \u2013 Beyond Autonomy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Chair:
\n<\/span><\/strong>Prof Craig Purshouse
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Deputy Director of the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law & Deputy Director of the Centre for Private Law, The University of Hong Kong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Organiser:
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Supporting Organisations:
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, The University of Hong Kong
\nCentre for Private Law, The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n

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