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Andersen in Egypt
...تقوم جريمة السرقة فى حق مرتكبيها بتوافر
Andersen in Egypt
Crime of theft by coercion occurs when the criminal intent to commit the punishable act is present in the perpetrator, knowing at the time of the act that they are wrongfully appropriating something owned by a third party...
Sadany & Khalifa Law Firm
الأصل أن العقد كما عرفه القانون من حيث قوته وإلزامه لأطرافه هو شريعة المتعاقدين، طا
Nigeria
The Trusted Advisors
In 2021, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MDPCN) established a case of "professional misconduct" against three doctors of a Lagos Hospital.
Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners
Patient safety is a fundamental principle of health care. Globally, patient safety has been recognized as a public health challenge.
Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners
Medical professionals owe their patients a duty of care and an action for medical negligence can be founded on a breach of that duty which results in an injury.
SimmonsCooper Partners
In recent times, there has been a rise in cases of medical negligence in Nigeria ranging from failure of medical practitioners to promptly attend to patient in emergency situations to making wrong diagnosis
S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.
Over the years, there have been innumerable reports of physical injury and deaths arising from the negligence of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, other medical practitioners, and hospitals generally.
The Trusted Advisors
Air travel is one of the greatest inventions of the modern era, rightly occupying a vital part of human civilization with a cumulative interlace and exchange of rights and responsibilities.
The Trusted Advisors
In 2021, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MDPCN) established a case of "professional misconduct" against three doctors of ...
Oman
Sariya Al Hadi & Ali Al Rashdi & Co.
The employer does not direct the subcontractor to perform his duties, but he is demanded to do so by the main contractor.
South Africa
Adams & Adams
The law draws a distinction between "negligent conduct" and "grossly negligent conduct". Grossly negligent conduct is synonymous with reckless conduct.
ENS
In Halstead v MEC for Public Transport and Road Infrastructure of Gauteng, the Deputy Judge President ("DJP") of the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa (Johannesburg) was tasked with dealing...
Adams & Adams
Prescription refers to the extinguishment of a legal claim or the loss of a right to take legal action due to the passage of time.
ENS
The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") recently delivered a judgment in a dispute that was initially heard by the Pretoria High Court. The application in the Pretoria High Court...
ENS
The South African Police Service ("SAPS") has a legal duty to prevent, combat and investigate crime, to maintain public order, and to protect and secure the inhabitants of South Africa.
ENS
A recent court ruling has held the Gauteng MEC for Health accountable for a case involving the amputation of a patient's leg.
Adams & Adams
The Minister published an amendment to the Regulations on 27 May 2022 which replaced the RAF...
Adams & Adams
Development, growth, and advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing at a rapid speed.
Adams & Adams
Consumers procure insurance for many reasons.
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