A seminar organised by the Judicial Studies Committee with the collaboration of the
Medicine and Law Programme of the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta
Friday, 5 th
April 2013
Training Room – Courts of Justice
9.00 a.m. – 9.05 a.m. Opening of seminar by Judge Joseph D. Camilleri, Chairman,
Judicial Studies Committee
9.05 a.m. – 9.10 a.m.
9.10 a.m. – 9.40 a.m.
Introduction of Speakers by Professor Pierre Mallia, Chairman,
Medicine and the Law Programme, Faculty of Laws
Informed Consent and the Law
Dr Alessandro Lia
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9.40 a.m. – 10.00a.m Informed consent and autonomy
Professor Pierre Mallia
10.00a.m. -10.20 a.m. Informed consent, autonomy and confidentiality with regard to young adults aged 15-18
Dr Bridget Ellul, Member, Medicine and the Law Programme,
Faculty of Laws
10.20 a.m. – 10.40 a.m. Informed consent, autonomy and confidentiality with regard to other vulnerable groups
10.40 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Professor Pierre Mallia
Discussion
11.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Coffee Break
11.30 a.m. – 11.50 a.m. The civil responsibility of medical professionals in cases where they do not provide patients with adequate information
11.50a.m. – 12.10p.m.
12-10p.m. – 12.30pm
Dr Alessandro Lia
Discussion
Closure of the Seminar by His Honour the Chief Justice Dr
Silvio Camilleri