This recent United Kingdom Supreme Court Judgment considered whether under the relevant reinsurance program Covid-19 losses all arose out of or were directly occasioned by one “catastrophe”. If so, the losses could be aggregated so that the reinsurers would pay those claims under the relevant treaty terms.
The judgment contains an extensive review
The Pretoria High Court recently dismissed a pharmaceutical company’s application to review the Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to classify medicines for the purposes of assessing tender bids.
The DOH awarded a tender to supply surfactants to treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome at public hospitals. The tender bid invitation was based on two therapeutic classes
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has recently urged the public to return various brands of peanut butters for a refund. The manufacturer of the peanut butters had informed the NCC that the affected products contain higher than the legally accepted levels of Aflatoxin.
The recall of most consumer products is regulated by the Consumer Protection
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic poultry and wild birds. It is a significant concern to poultry farmers in South Africa. South Africa’s recent Bird Flu outbreak highlighted the need for appropriate insurance for these events.
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has confirmed that South Africa’s
The Supreme Court for England and Wales (ESC) recently ruled that while doctors owe a duty of care towards their patients, they do not owe a similar duty to that patient’s family.
Like South African law, English law allows those who suffer mental injury after witnessing an accident to sue for damages as
A Maryland US court declined a doctor’s request for an indemnity from his medical malpractice insurers because the insured doctor failed to report a request for medical records from the patient’s lawyer as required by the policy during the policy period.
The attorney’s request for medical records was sent on 20 April 2021. The insurance policy
Most people are not aware that according to the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s rules, private hospitals cannot employ doctors.
While no single provision prevents a private hospital from employing a healthcare practitioner, various health legislation and guidelines read together do.
Under the National Health Act, 2003, a private health establishment is a
Chapter III of the Prescription Act, 1969 deals with the extinction of debts by prescription.
But how does this relate to personal injury cases?
Most claims for damages prescribe in three years, but prescription does not run against minors (people under the age of 18), those with severe mental and intellectual disabilities, or those
The Pretoria High Court upheld the South African Pharmacy Counsel’s decision to implement the Pharmacist-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Treatment programme allowing suitably qualified pharmacists with the necessary permits in term of section 22A(15) of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965, to prescribe Pre-Exposure and Post-Exposure Prophylaxes (more commonly known as PrEP and PEP)
The Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that in circumstances where a claimant is mentally incapacitated, the completion of the period of the prescription of a claim would not occur for as long as the mental health impediment exists. Placing a claimant under curatorship is in itself an impediment. It does not bring about a cessation