Expert evidence in clinical negligence - A practitioners guide (Paperback)

Expert medical evidence is often essential and pivotal in support or defence of medical negligence. Such cases invariably involve questions of technical and factual complexity requiring the evaluation of conflicting expert medical testimony. In this book, the first standalone textbook on expert evidence in South Africa, the authors expound and extrapolate the whole process from the initial obtaining of the relevant health records to the eventual testimony of the medical expert witness in court. The authors offer an instructive guide to busy practitioners to assist them with - Identifying the correct expert speciality or sub-speciality, The construction of a medico-legal opinion, The status of joint minutes of such experts, The preparation of an expert's examination-in-chief, Cross- and re-examination of an expert. Expert evidence in clinical negligence also discusses the invaluable role of experts in the resolution of medical malpractice disputes by way of mediation. Relevant case law and the applicable uniform rules of court are comprehensively discussed and set out in the footnotes for ease of reference.

General

Imprint:	Juta Legal and Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	February 2017
Authors:	Patrick Van Den Heever • Natalie Lawrenson
Dimensions:	247 x 170 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	141
ISBN-13:	978-1-4851-0891-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Torts / delicts Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Health & Medical
LSN:	1-4851-0891-8
Barcode:	9781485108917

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