By Wihann Joubert No other consumer/provider relationship in South Africa (SA) starts off on a more unbalanced level as the relationship between the consumer of health services and the provider […]
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By Moffat Ndou Section 9(1)(c)(iii) of the Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002 (MHCA) provides that a health care provider or a health establishment may provide care, treatment and […]
Read moreBy Patrick van den Heever There has been a sharp increase in both the number and value of medical negligence claims in South Africa (SA). Medical malpractice liability is incurred […]
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By Saul Leal We are living in a singular era where we are able to diagnose that which has previously been unknown. Frantz Fanon dedicated his life to defend a […]
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By Rinie Steinmann Respect for and protection of each individual’s inherent human dignity as envisaged by s 10 of the Constitution is a foundational principle in our law. It […]
Read moreBy Marietjie Botes Mediation as an alternative form of dispute resolution received renewed attention with the court-annexed mediation rules being piloted at various magistrates’ courts around South Africa and already […]
Read moreBy Yda van Aartsen On 15 April 2013 it was reported that a researcher in the United States of America (USA), Dr Atala, announced that he had made a breakthrough […]
Read moreRoad Accident Fund v Duma and three related cases (Health Professions Council of South Africa as amicus curiae) [2013] 1 All SA 543 (SCA) (Brand JA) By Alfred Selman The […]
Read moreAsylum seekers, refugees and health care By Anthony Sterne Is an asylum seeker in South Africa entitled to, for example, a kidney transplant in terms of the constitutional obligation to provide […]
Read moreBy Maud Letzler Exclusionary clauses have long formed part of the large volume of contracts that legal professionals deal with on a daily basis. Legal professionals themselves have no doubt […]
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