Van Dokkum N
Abstract
The South African courts have successfully avoided the proliferation of medical malpractice suits that is the America experience by implementing various mechanisms that are clearly protective of the medical practitioner whilst increasing the burden on the patient-plaintiff. Whilst the motive is laudable this has often led to tragic results and bizarre precedent.
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The South African courts have successfully avoided the proliferation of medical malpractice suits that is the America experience by implementing various mechanisms that are clearly protective of the medical practitioner whilst increasing the burden on the patient-plaintiff. Whilst the motive is laudable this has often led to tragic results and bizarre precedent.
Key concepts: Res ipsa loquitur, Plaintiff, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, Medical negligence, Law, Tort, Political science