Voorverhoorpublisiteit rakende 'n hangende strafsaak, welke publisiteit in die vorm van of mediadekking van die saak of 'n voorafgaande beslissing in parallelle geregtelike verrigtinge (wat uit wesenlik dieselfde feite as ...

The legalisation of cannabis by the High Court of South Africa, which was confirmed by the Constitutional Court, imposes challenges to occupational medical practitioners acting as medical review officers in compliance ...

This commentary, on an essay written by Konnoth, considers the stance taken and motivated by the said author whereby the term “medical civil rights” and the application thereof should be recognised, specifically in context ...

Organ transplantation is a life-saving procedure that is arguably the most viable treatment option for individuals who are faced with end-stage organ failure. Owing to a shortage of organs for transplantation, however, ...

Healthcare professionals should accept that mistakes are an inevitable part of clinical practice. Despite what patients may think – and many expect doctors to be infallible, and the healthcare system to be flawless – ...

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The aim of this article is to assess the validity and applicability of medical negligence as a novus actus interveniens, with reference to recent South African criminal case law. Such an assessment necessitates an analysis ...

BACKGROUND. Prohibited substance regulation and compliance-testing programmes are required to minimise risks to health and safety in the workplace due to inappropriate use of legal (alcohol, cannabis) and illegal substances. ...

Cases dealing with criminal medical negligence in South Africa are relatively rare, and rarer still are those that are reported. It is for this reason that the reported case under discussion, more than two decades after ...