Harold Thimbleby
“Law” only

1.Law — Books
2.Law — Publications: refereed
2.1.Journal papers: refereed
3.Law — Invited publications: not refereed
3.1.Forewords and keynotes
4.Law — Presentations, exhibitions, debates, workshops
4.1.Gresham College lectures and videos
4.2.Unpublished keynotes

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1. Law — Books

H. Thimbleby & P. Thimbleby, Patient Safety - Stories for a digital world, Amazon (2024). URL

2. Law — Publications: refereed

2.1. Journal papers: refereed

H. Thimbleby, N. Bohm, J. Christie, P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood, P. Marshall, S. Mason, M. Newby, S. J. Murdoch & M. Thomas, “Briefing Note: The legal rule that computers are presumed to be operating correctly — unforeseen and unjust consequences”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 19, pp. 123–127 (2022). URL

H. Thimbleby, P. Marshall, J. Christie, P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood, S. Mason, M. Newby, J. Rogers & M. Thomas, “Recommendations for the probity of computer evidence”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 18, pp. 18–26 (2021). URL DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v18i0.5240

H. Thimbleby, P. B. Ladkin, B. Littlewood & M. Thomas, “The Law Commission presumption concerning the dependability of computer evidence”, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, vol. 17 (2020). DOI: 10.14296/deeslr.v17i0.5143

3. Law — Invited publications: not refereed

3.1. Forewords and keynotes

H. Thimbleby, “Computers and AI in hospitals: Criminal proceedings against nursing staff”, Artificial Intelligence and the Criminal Justice System, Rome (2019).

H. Thimbleby, “Cybersecurity problems in a typical hospital (and probably all of them)”, Developing Safe Systems, Proceedings of the 25th Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Keynote, M. Parsons & T. Kelly (editors), pp. 415–439, Centre for Software Reliability, Safety-Critical Systems Club, Bristol, UK (2017).

4. Law — Presentations, exhibitions, debates, workshops

4.1. Gresham College lectures and videos

H. Thimbleby, “Avoiding Death by Computer”, Gresham College (28 September, 2009). Video

4.2. Unpublished keynotes

H. Thimbleby, “The deeper IT scandal behind the Post Office Horizon scandal”, Digital by Default: Post Office Horizon IT System, Canterbury (2022).

H. Thimbleby, “Cyber Security Problems in One Hospital (and probably all of them)”, CHERISH-DE Cybersecurity Conference, Keynote, Swansea (2016).

H. Thimbleby, “Improving care through reporting incidents”, Grand Rounds lecture, Keynote, Princess of Wales Hospital, Wales (2015).


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