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Charles Foster

Barrister

Charles Foster is a barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

Barrister

Charles Foster is a barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
Euthanasia, Ethics & Public Policy: An argument against legislation (Second Edition) Premium Content
“A meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments”
09 May 2019
Whose duty of care? Premium Content

It’s time to adopt a more mature approach to liability, says Charles Foster

10 January 2019
Setting the record straight on causation Premium Content

What the doctor said: Charles Foster looks at developments in patient autonomy & causation

13 September 2018
Separated at birth? Premium Content

Should pregnant mothers owe a duty to their unborn children? Charles Foster & Julian Savulescu review the legal & ethical issues

05 January 2018
A material contribution to forensic clarity Premium Content

Charles Foster examines material contribution in clinical negligence & personal injury litigation

04 March 2016
The last word on consent? Premium Content

Montgomery is the belated obituary, not the death knell, of medical paternalism, says Charles Foster

02 April 2015
Game of life Premium Content

Advance decisions for incapacitous patients haven’t been let in through the back door, says Charles Foster

04 July 2014
Taking an interest in best interests Premium Content

Charles Foster reports on a case that seeks to clarify best interests, in the best interests of clarity

13 December 2013
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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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