Medical negligence law

About the course
Medical negligence law is a specialised and unique branch of the law which governs the rights, duties and legal basis pertaining to the doctor-patient-hospital relationship (also in context of health care users and health care providers).

This one-day course is an overview of medical negligence law in South Africa with specific reference to principles, pleadings and precedents in context of litigation. Informed consent, as a ground of justification, will also be assessed.

Who should attend this course?
Lawyers, legal advisors and advocates interested in, or involved with, dealing with or advising clients on medico-legal matters (e.g. medical negligence claims) as well as legal academics, prosecutors, magistrates and officials from the Department of Justice who would deal with these claims in court, insurers dealing with professional liability insurance, and hospital administrators.

Course presenter
Adv. Patrick van den Heever is a member of the Cape Bar and is a professor of law in the Department of Criminal and Medical law at the University of the Free State. He authored The Application of the Doctrine of a loss of a chance to recover in Medical Law-(2007): Objections in Civil Litigation (2010) and co-authored Res Ipsa Loquitur and Medical Negligence (2011).

Registration details
Programme and venue information:
Signing in will commence at 9.00 unless otherwise advised. The day will end at approximately 17.00.

Award of certificate:
A certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full day. Please ensure that you sign the attendance register.

Closing date for registration: One week prior to the course.

Registration and enquiries:
Please contact Law@work, UCT Faculty of Law:
Paula Allen on 021 650 5558
Andrea Blaauw on 021 650 5413
Ursula Lottering on 021 650 2041
Fax: 021 650 5513
Email: az.ca.tcu@nella.aluap/az.ca.tcu@wuaalb.aerdna/@uct.ac.za
Or visit our website to download the registration form: www.lawatwork.uct.ac.za.

Date: 03 October 2016
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Cape Town, Cape Town
Cost: R2,500 per delegate. Fee includes parking, tea, lunch and course materials.

More info:

Instructions regarding the programme and directions to the venue will be sent to you electronically a week prior to the event.