Briefing Paper 644 – Cerebral Palsy – A Symptom of Systemic Failure by Lois Law
Recent High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) rulings have introduced critical precedents regarding the payment and calculation of damages in Cerebral Palsy (CP) cases. A recent ruling by the SCA2 overturned a finding from the Eastern Cape High Court that the health department in that province could provide health services to a patient who had been harmed by its negligence, instead of paying multimillion-rand settlement amounts for future medical expenses.
BP 644 – Cerebral Palsy – A Symptom of Systemic Failure by Lois Law