Jonathan Goodliffe
Alcohol and the Law: published material
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The following is a list of published material discussing legal issues arising from alcohol misuse in a variety of subject areas.
Employment law
Discriminating against the former drinker Alcohol Alert, issue No 2 2006
The drinking employee New Law Journal April 1991 Charities Supplement
Family law
Alcohol & the family: a lawyer's perspective New Law Journal, May and June 1995. Based on a presentation at the Institute of Alcohol Studies in March 1995. So much has changed since then that much of this paper is mainly of historical interest. For an analysis of recent developments in the field of alcohol and family law see "The Role of the court in cases concerning parental substance abuse and children at risk of harm" by Judith Harwin and Mary Ryan, in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law (vol 29 nos 3-4) September to December 2007.
"A promising start for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court", Alcohol Alert, December, 2009
Governance
Alcohol and drug problems in the financial services sector, Alcoholis, (published by the Medical Council on Alcohol) July 2011
Drug and alcohol misuse: a risk factor ignored by the regulator?, Thomson Reuters, 29 July 2011
Is health a governance issue? Insurance Day 16 July 2010 (focuses on alcohol misuse in the financial services sector).
The workplace: a forgotten area for alcohol studies? Alcohol Alert, issue No 1 2010
Insurance law
Alcohol problems and insurance: addressing the problems, issue 133 of the Journal of the British Insurance Law Association (October 2020) New
Disciplinary proceedings affecting addicted lawyers and how they impact insurers issue 131 (2018) of the Journal of the British Insurance Law Association (October 2018)
Treating drinking customers fairly, Thomson Reuters Accelus, 13 April 2017
Insurance of suicide, Insurance Day, 16 April 2015
How insurers avoid, or fail to avoid, covering alcohol problems, issue 128 of the Journal of the British Insurance Law Association (2015)
Insuring lawyers against alcohol problems New Law Journal, 28 November 2008
Insuring people against alcohol problems, Addiction Today January/February 2009 (scanned copy of published version - large file and poor copy)
Drink driving and the wider purpose of insurance Complinet Insurance 11 December 2007. Slightly shorter version published in Alcohol Alert, issue 1, 2008
Insurance: solving some alcohol problems and causing others Institute of Alcohol Studies occasional paper June 2007
Private medical insurance and alcohol treatment, Alcoholis, (published by the Medical Council on Alcohol) March 2008
Insurance issues for people with mental health problems, Complinet Insurance, April 2008 (also covers alcohol problems)
Alcohol as an issue in insurance claims International Insurance Law Review, April 1996
Legal education
Case Studies for training UK lawyers on substance abuse: describes experience in 2000, 2002 and 2003 in teaching the subject to lawyers using interactive methods.
Legal profession
"The co-morbid lawyer" New Law Journal, October 2016
Alcoholism in the legal profession (with Deborah Brooke) New Law Journal, January 1996. A research study commissioned by the Law Society and the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund.
The alcoholic client and the alcoholic lawyer Solicitor's Journal, 10th and 17th March 2000
Alcohol & depression in lawyer disciplinary proceedings "Addiction", September 1994. Based on a presentation to the Annual Workshop of the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs in September 1993.
Identifying the alcoholic lawyer New Law Journal 18th December 1998
Helping the alcoholic lawyer A discussion of how to identify fellow professionals who are addicted to alcohol or drugs, and how to help them to come to terms with their condition. A further article by Barry Pritchard on "Rehabilitating the Alcoholic Lawyer" is available on the LawCare website.
Negligence and server liability
Can the Civil Law enforce Alcohol Policy? (with Richard Longaker) "Alcohol Alert", issue No 3 2003
Trade Law
Applying a minimum price to alcohol, Alcohol Alert, October 2014
Book Reviews
"Substance Misuse in Psychiatry: a Guide for Lawyers" Bala Mahendra, 2008 (Review published in "Alcohol Alert", issue 1 of 2009).
"Alcohol and Crime", Gavin Dingwall, 2005 (Review published in "Alcohol Alert", issue 3 of 2005).
"Community Care & the Law", Luke Clements, 2nd Edition 2000 (Review published in "Addiction" June 2001, Vol 96 Number 6)
Picture
The Worship of Bacchus by George Cruikshank, 1864, detail, showing alcohol, the law and the lawyers. To see the full image click here.
Last updated 9 January 2021