Advocate Femin Panikkassery explains the significance of medical negligence under UAE law Femin Panikkassery is an Indian lawyer in Dubai Image Credit: Supplied
What do you understand by the term “medical negligence”? It is an act or a “failure to act” by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted medical standard of care
What is the significance of Medical Negligence Law in the UAE?
An act or omission (failure to act) by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted medical standard of care is Medical Negligence. Under the Medical Liability Federal Law No. 4 of 2016 (the “2016 Law”), a medical professional is required to take necessary care and make honest efforts in line with established medical practices. Failure to follow this or failure to pay attention to the medical procedure or lack of caution is considered as medical malpractice. The Federal law of 2016 states that in order to prove criminal medical negli
UAE: Hospital, doctor to pay couple Dh1.3 million for botched C-section
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An official report said the doctor made a serious medical error, which resulted in a 100 per cent disability.
A hospital and a doctor that caused a woman to go into a coma while giving birth due to medical negligence during a caesarian operation, have been told to pay the patient and her husband Dh1.3 million in damages.
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling by a lower court which ordered the hospital and its doctor to pay the amount to the Arab woman and her husband in compensation for the physical, moral and material damages they suffered.
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