Professor Hazel Biggs is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Southampton, UK.

• 1. Introduction Part 1 2. Brief History of Research Ethics 3. Research Ethics in Theory and Practice 4. Legal Liabilities of RECs 5. Consent 6. Confidentiality Issues in Research Part 2: Specialist Concerns 7. Researching Vulnerable Groups 8. Human Tissue 9. Conclusions and Thorny Issues

" This is a timely publication which provides a useful source for those wishing to find out more about how the regulation of healthcare research operates in the United Kingdom. It will prove particularly helpful as a portable source of reference for members of research ethics committees, or RECs." - Robin Mackenzie, University of Kent, Research Ethics Review (2010) Vol.6, No 1

Professor Hazel Biggs is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Southampton, UK.

• 1. Introduction Part 1 2. Brief History of Research Ethics 3. Research Ethics in Theory and Practice 4. Legal Liabilities of RECs 5. Consent 6. Confidentiality Issues in Research Part 2: Specialist Concerns 7. Researching Vulnerable Groups 8. Human Tissue 9. Conclusions and Thorny Issues

" This is a timely publication which provides a useful source for those wishing to find out more about how the regulation of healthcare research operates in the United Kingdom. It will prove particularly helpful as a portable source of reference for members of research ethics committees, or RECs." - Robin Mackenzie, University of Kent, Research Ethics Review (2010) Vol.6, No 1

Professor Hazel Biggs is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Southampton, UK.

• 1. Introduction Part 1 2. Brief History of Research Ethics 3. Research Ethics in Theory and Practice 4. Legal Liabilities of RECs 5. Consent 6. Confidentiality Issues in Research Part 2: Specialist Concerns 7. Researching Vulnerable Groups 8. Human Tissue 9. Conclusions and Thorny Issues

" This is a timely publication which provides a useful source for those wishing to find out more about how the regulation of healthcare research operates in the United Kingdom. It will prove particularly helpful as a portable source of reference for members of research ethics committees, or RECs." - Robin Mackenzie, University of Kent, Research Ethics Review (2010) Vol.6, No 1