Charles A. Foster
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'Charles Foster' (1962-) is an English writer, traveller and barrister. He is known for his books and articles on Natural History, travel (particularly in Africa and the Middle East), theology, law and medical ethics.
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[edit] Education
He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St.John's College, Cambridge University, where he read Veterinary Medicine and Law. He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple.
[edit] Career
After Cambridge he worked on the comparative anatomy of the Himalayan Hispid hare, worked in Saudi Arabia studying the immobilization of gazelles, did pupillage at the English Bar, and was a research fellow at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He was a research assistant to Aharon Barak, Justice (and later President) of the Supreme Court of Israel. He practises at the Bar in London, primarily in medical law, and has been involved in many of the most significant cases of recent years. He was called to the Bar of the Republic of Ireland in 1996. He teaches Medical Law and Ethics at the University of Oxford. He is a Recorder (part time judge) of the Crown Court.
Much of his life is spent on expeditions: recent expeditions have included the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, studying water metabolism in mules; ecological surveys in the Quirimbas Archipelago, northern Mozambique, and a successful ski expedition to the North Pole. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
[edit] Personal
He is married to Mary, a doctor. They live in London. He has three children; Elizabeth, Sally and Tom.
[edit] Bibliography
In addition to a large number of articles, there are the following books and book chapters:
- The Wanderings of God: Tracking the Ark of the Covenant, 2007 (forthcoming): Monarch Books
- The Jesus Inquest, 2006: Monarch Books
- Medical Mistakes, (forthcoming): Claerhout Publishing
- Elements of Medical Law, 2005, Barry Rose
- Personal Injury: 2006, Jordans (contributor)
- Travellers in the Near East: Stacey International (Editor), 2004
- Sahara Overland: Trailblazer publications, 2004. Ed. Chris Scott: Section on travel with camels, 2004
- Regulating Health Care Quality: Legal and Professional Issues: Butterworth Heinemann/Elsevier Science (Editor, with John Tingle and Kay Wheat), and chapter on Disciplinary jurisdiction over the medical and other healthcare professions: 2004
- Freedom Fighters: Authentic Press, 2005. Ed. Rob Frost: Chapter on Law, Freedom and Christian Principle in England
- The literature of travel and exploration: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003 (contributor): Edited by Jennifer Speake. Essays on Cairo, Damascus, the Gobi desert, the Mekong River, travellers of the ancient Greek world, western travellers to Central Asia, Ranulph Fiennes, Fitzroy Maclean.
- Twenty-First Century Nursing: Law and Ethics: TVF Medical Communications/Pharmacia (CD Rom)
- Clinical Guidelines: Law, policy and practice: Cavendish, 2002 (joint editor with John Tingle and chapter on “Civil procedure, trial issues and clinical guidelines).
- Nursing Law and Ethics: Blackwell Scientific. 2nd Ed., 2002. Ed. Tingle and Cribb. Chapter on: Negligence: The legal perspective.
- Civil Advocacy: Cavendish (with Charles Bourne, Jacqui Gilliatt and Prashant Popat): 2nd Ed. 2001
- Healthcare Law: The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 (Ed. Garwood-Gowers, Tingle and Lewis): Cavendish, 2001: Chapter on “Access, Procedure and the Human Rights Act 1998 in Medical Cases”.
- Desert Travellers: from Herodotus to T.E. Lawrence: Ed. Starkey and El Daly; ASTENE Publications, 2000: Chapter on: “The Zoology of Herodotus and his Greek descendants.”
- Drafting: Cavendish, 2nd Ed. 2001 (with Elmer Doonan)
- Clinical confidentiality: Monitor Press, 2000 (with Nick Peacock)
- Disclosure and Confidentiality: FT Law and Tax, 1996 (with T. Wynn and N. Ainley)
- Personal Injury Toolkit: FT Law and Tax/ Sweet and Maxwell, 1st Ed.1997, 2nd Ed. 1998, 3rd Ed. 1999, 4th Ed. 2001, 5th Ed. 2002, 6th Ed. 2003 (Electronic and paper publication, with G. Reeds and M. Bennet).
Tripping and Slipping Cases: A Practitioner's Guide: Longman/FT Law and Tax/Sweet and Maxwell, 1st Ed. 1994: 2nd Ed. 1996: 3rd Ed. 2002, 4th Ed. 2005
[edit] External links
Charles Foster's personal website: [1]
