Negligence-Medical negligence-The duty of care owed by a medical practitioner to a patient-Patient admitted at hospital over a period of six days-Patient died while admitted in hospital-Whether the medical practitioners attached to the hospital owed a duty of care to the patient-Whether the medical practitioner attached to the hospital breached that duty of care-Whether the medical practitioners attached to the hospital used all proper professional skill, care, competence and diligence during their investigation, diagnosis, management and treatment of the patient-Causation-Foreseeability of damage-Remoteness of damage
Damages-Damages for psychiatric injuries, psychiatric shock and metal distress for secondary victims-Quantum of damages-The Fatal Accidents Act, section 2, 3, 4 and 5, The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, sections 2 and 3