Author: Peter Feldschreiber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192847546
RRP: £150
Things have moved on since the first century BC when physicians who strayed from the practice rule book which they and their ancestors had written were subjected to trial under penalty of death. Arguably, a multi-track before a QBD judge for allegedly doing what no body of colleagues would have done is only a marginally preferable outcome. And how this work has moved on since its first edition five years ago. I reviewed it then. I confess I did not jump at the opportunity. Its subject matter struck me as no more compelling than the history of local unitary authorities’ drainage systems. Titles can be deceptive. It was a fascinating read and unique in drawing together the threads of medico-pharmaceutical law in one place. And now, like all second editions, bigger and better than what preceded it, with an impressive array
