Medical Law Writing Samples

The Home Office rejected the claims of Muran and Faisal

The Home Office rejected the claims of Muran and Faisal, citing Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004.

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It is stated in paragraph 9 of the judgement:

I have to assess whether the claim to asylum is well-founded on the evidence as a whole, going to past, present and future and according to the criterion of reasonable degree of likelihood as stated above I have also to assess the degree of risk facing the appellant now at the date of making this determination Sandralingham and Ravichandran [1996] Imm AR 97, Koyazia Kaj

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Critical Analysis of Key Elements in Good Social Work Practice

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) defines the legal framework that is applicable to social work in the area of mental health practice. The MCA 2005 provides the definition of mental capacity as well as provides the statutory powers and duties in situations which provide the need for intervention for the best interest of such persons. Mental health conditions such as autism, severe and clinical depression, psychological, schizophrenia, etc.

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Cultural and Ethical Dilemma in Amelia's Spinal Surgery Consent

The case concerns a Pakistani Muslim patient, Amelia (name changed), who needs urgent lumber back surgery as there are persistent and long term degenerative disc changes to her spine. This surgery therefore is essential at this point. Amelia does not speak English at all. Her husband, Adam Hunt (name changed) too has limited English proficiency (LEP). Therefore, they require the services of an interpreter who speaks their language. As there were no female interpreters available, they have to press services of a male interpreter. As both the husband and wife have difficulty in conversing with the doctors and nurses, the male interpreter is required to be present at all times of medical check-up.

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