ABSTRACT
This collection of essays examines a range of current and future challenges for healthcare law, representing state-of-the-art scholarship in the field. It draws inspiration from the pioneering and highly influential work of one of the outstanding leaders in the field, Margaret Brazier. Brazier has led the way not only in terms of her intellectual rigour but also in her commitment to critically examining how law works (or does not work) in healthcare practice. This is evidenced in the diversity and qualitative depth of her scholarship, as well as in her extensive contributions to public policy and law reform. In this chapter, we explore the evolution and development of healthcare law, identifying Brazier’s distinctive contribution to the field. We then provide an overview of the structure of the collection, which has been organised around five key areas in Brazier’s scholarship, before offering some brief concluding comments.
