April 14th, 2021The Constitutional Court has ruled that South African courts will now be able to consider ordering alternative compensation – instead of a lump-sum payment – to...
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the "public healthcare defence", which mandates ongoing care in a...Medico-Legal
In spite of a lot of literature being available online about self-administered suicide, Diethelm Harck, who suffers from motor-neurone disease (MND), is adamant that...Medico-Legal
What he fears most is not being able to die when the time comes. A Pretoria News report says this was the evidence of Diethelm Harck (71), one of the applicants in the...Medico-Legal
The Health Professions Council of SA is opposing the latest bid to legalise euthanasia, claiming the applicants are exaggerating their illnesses. According to Rapport,...Medico-Legal
A palliative care specialist and her patient, both diagnosed with terminal diseases, are hoping to convince the High Court to develop the law to allow both...Medico-Legal
The culpable homicide case of Dr Peter Beale has been moved to the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) and the case will be called in that court next month. A report in...South Africa
Corruption is rife within South African health sector institutions such as the state laboratory service, the health professions council and the product oversight...Medico-Legal
A law that criminalises children who possess or use cannabis has been declared unconstitutional by Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) Judge Ingrid Opperman, who said the...Medico-Legal
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has upheld Tiger Brands' bid to compel third parties to provide critical epidemiological information related to the listeriosis...
