The application of the doctrine of a loss of a chance to recover in medical law / Pat van den Heever.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van den Heever, Pat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical personnel--Malpractice.

Medical personnel.

Medical jurisprudence.

Medical laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Pretoria: Pretoria University Law Press, 2007.

Summary:

About the publication In this book, Pat van den Heever assesses the application of the doctrine of a loss of a chance in medical negligence cases in South Africa. He emphasises the difficulties often encountered by courts when adjudicating on causation in medical negligence cases in the face of multiple causation theories. On the basis of a thorough review of the position regarding the doctrine of a loss of a chance in The United States of America, Australia and Britain, he proposes for South Africa a de lege ferenda loss of chance model for application in medical negligence matters. As the first ever major work dealing with the application of the doctrine of a loss of a chance in medical negligence matters in South Africa, this book is of interest to the courts and the legal profession generally, legal academics working in the field of medical law and the law of delict, health care providers, and members of the medical and allied professions, their councils, associations and protection societies.

Notes:

Include bibliographical references and index.