The difficulty of establishing causation in medical negligence cases : two recent Australian decisions
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2013
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This editorial on health and guardianship law provides an overview of the causation issues that precluded the recovery of two medical negligence claims in the cases of Wallace v Kam [2013] HCA 19 and Waller v James [2013] NSWSC 497. |
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Thomson Reuters |
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http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/the-queensland-lawyer-parts/productdetail/19424 Smith, Malcolm K. (2013) The difficulty of establishing causation in medical negligence cases : two recent Australian decisions. The Queensland Lawyer, 33(2), pp. 118-123. |
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Copyright 2013 Thomson Reuters |
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Faculty of Law; Australian Centre for Health Law Research; School of Law |
| Palavras-Chave | #189999 Law and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified #Medical negligence #Causation #failure to warn of risks #informed consent |
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Journal Article |
