This blog is co-authored by Daniel Kariithi, candidate attorney.
An August 2025 High Court appeal judgment has emphasised a court’s entitlement to make findings on expanded issues in case where parties have conducted themselves in a manner that extends it beyond the confines of the pleadings.
The claimant gave birth at a provincial hospital during
In an April 2025 judgment, the High Court ruled that private hospitals performing public functions cannot avoid the scrutiny of constitutional and administrative law standards, especially if the constitutional rights of patients may be affected.
The matter arose from a private hospital’s decision to terminate the practising privileges of an oncologist with specialised expertise in
This blog is co-authored by Boitumelo Phillips, candidate attorney.
In July 2025, the High Court delivered a significant judgment in a medical negligence case involving the claimant, who acted on behalf of her minor son, and the defendant, the Member of the Executive Council for Health, representing the respondent. The matter arose from the birth
This blog is co-authored by Justine Subramoney, candidate attorney.
A July 205 High Court appeal has reinforced the principle that courts must consider all expert evidence as a whole when determining compensation in personal injury litigations (RAF) matters. This approach is crucial for both legal practitioners and claimants seeking fair outcomes in such litigation.
The
This blog is co-authored by Mishka Maharaj, a candidate attorney.
In July 2025, the High Court overturned a decision by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) that an intensivist surgeon on critical care call acted unprofessionally by declining to accept a self-funded patient into his care at a private hospital.
The patient presented
This blog is co-authored by Raaiqhah Akoo, a candidate attorney.
In June 2025, the High Court found the MEC for the Department of Health, Limpopo liable for the omissions and acts of the healthcare staff at a public hospital who delivered a baby by natural vaginal delivery despite the baby presenting in the breech position.
A decision made by the High Court in Nairobi in June 2025 has set a significant precedent in medical negligence law in Kenya. The court found both a hospital and a consultant gynaecologist jointly and severally liable for severe injuries suffered by a patient following a hysterectomy and related procedures and awarded damages of R21 557 191.
In May 2025, the High Court confirmed its jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a decision of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Preliminary Committee of Inquiry which was made before Regulation 4A of the Health Professions Act came into effect on 23 June 2023.
Regulation 4A allows a complainant who is aggrieved
In a March 2025 Judgment, the High Court addressed the issue of whether the Eastern Cape Department of Health could satisfy a final court order for the payment of damages in instalments instead of a lump sum. The court found that the defendant cannot satisfy a court order in periodic payments.
The plaintiff, BN, acting
The Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 requires the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to monitor the use of medicines in South Africa. SAHPRA is responsible for overseeing adverse drug reaction reporting in South Africa.
Adverse drug reactions (including interactions with other medicines) caused by prescribed medicines, over the counter medicines, or by