Medical law is the field of medical law we Adele van der Walt Attorneys are most interested in. For years we have provided the South African with expert legal advice in terms of medical cases.

There is a wide variety of instances in which you may make a case for medical negligence or medical malpractice. One of the biggest areas of medical malpractice is when a health care practitioner is not adequately qualified or experienced to perform a certain medical procedure. An example of this is a general practitioner that performs a liposuction on a patient and the doctor is not trained to handle complications appropriately. While the results might not be life-threatening, it can result in life-long scars or pain because the procedure wasn’t properly performed. A further area is misdiagnosis and where the optimum treatment is not given timeously.

As with most other fields in medical law it is essential that you present as much evidence as possible, therefore you must keep all reports, x-rays or doctor’s letter than can assist in the case. One thing you have to remember is that this process may take months, even years before it is completed. You will therefore have to prepare yourself for a process that may have an effect on your life for a certain amount of time.

Regardless of what happens, we will be there for you every step of the way. If you need assistance in this type of commercial law, contact us today.

For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA)
or e-mail us at linda@avdw.co.za