by VDT Attorneys | Jun 14, 2021 | Dispute resolution, Information, Information and data protection, Litigation, Medical, Personal, Privacy
Disclosure of documents is a cornerstone of modern litigation and is intended to ensure a level playing field and so that parties cannot hide information or use information to ambush another party. Accordingly, our Court Rules prescribe specific methods in which...
by VDT Attorneys | Sep 11, 2014 | Litigation, Medical, Medico-legal, Personal
Example 1 Mrs Y – an elderly woman admitted to hospital for the treatment of an airway infection, is recuperating after a theater procedure. A hospital staff member had phoned Mrs Y’s husband and requested that he give telephonic permission for his wife’s heart...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 6, 2014 | Consumer, Medical, Medico-legal
Jeff is diagnosed with a certain type of cancer which qualifies as a PMB condition. A comprehensive treatment plan is proposed by his oncologist, and his oncologist proceeds to schedule the procedure as Jeff is under the impression that his medical scheme offers...