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Delict [2016] ZAKZPHC 27

Madida obo S.S.M v MEC for Health for the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (14275/2014)

Madida obo S.S.M v MEC for Health for the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (14275/2014) [2016] ZAKZPHC 27 (14 March 2016)

Court
Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg
Case number
14275/2014
Judge
D Pillay

The court held the provincial health department liable for negligent labour management causing severe birth injury, and awarded costs to the plaintiff.

  • Medical Negligence
  • Hospital Records Preservation
  • Causation In Birth Injury
  • Costs Award
  • Statutory Duties Of Health Professionals
  • Medical-negligence
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