Medical Negligence
Medical Negligence is an area of professional negligence that deals specifically with the legal problems arising between patients and their health care providers: their doctors, hospitals and their staff. This area of law provides patients and/or itheir next-of-kin an avenue to seek compensation or other appropriate redress in respect of the malpractice or negligence of their health care providers. Injury nay have been sustained as a result of incorrect or late diagnosis, surgical error, breach of confidentiality, or any treatment or procedure rendered without a patient’s informed consent.
We understand that the injury suffered as a result of medical negligence is often traumatic and painful for patients as well as family members. We have the expertise and experience to advise and handle cases in highly specialised medical areas including neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynaecology as well as orthopaedic surgery.