Pienaar v Jordaan (23324/05)
Pienaar v Jordaan (23324/05) [2006] ZAGPHC 173 (21 April 2006)
The court held that the applicant failed to demonstrate a reasonable need for the complete clinical record held by the respondent. Although the applicant claimed that access to the information was necessary for the exercise or protection of his rights, he did not specify the antecedent right nor show why the information was required beyond what was already available to him. The applicant had access to the adverse information and the identities of the collateral sources, and could pursue his rights through normal discovery procedures in any future litigation. The court emphasized the importanc…
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- Access To Information
- Confidentiality Of Medical Records
- Discovery Procedure
- Children Access Rights