Synopsis of Medical Law, adds to the growing body of literature on the relatively new field of medical Law in Nigeria. Its author's realization that law and medicine do often collide and that the public and students ought to know basic issues in the area. In this book, the author's painstaking and punctilious work in and out of the classroom and at workshops and conferences, are laid bare. Indeed, a peep into the phalanx of issues will definitely interest the reader: Introduction between medicine and law, ethics, philosophy, history and evolution of medicine, development of medicine through civilization, transformation era, the regulatory and institutional framework for medical services in Nigeria and sources of medical law. Other equally interesting aspects covered in the work are Doctor and Patient relationship, the contractual nature of the relationship, physicians' rights and responsibilities and the determination of contracts. Written in simple prose, the book is a must-readfor all persons in the era where the Covid-19 pandemic, has ravaged souls across the world. Synopsis of medical law ministers to the modern Legal Practitioner and others.