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Wright, Steve v Venkata Krishna Rao Gudapati

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Procedural defect-Whether originating pleadings signed by claimant-Whether the failure to sign certificate of truth in originating pleadings is fatal-Discretion of court pursuant to Rule 3.13 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2002, as amended-Whether claimant's statement of case should be struck out.

Negligence-Medical negligence-Nature of the duty of care of general practitioner-Duty of general practitioner to refer patient to specialist-Contributory negligence-Whether a patient owes a duty of care to himself to seek alternative medical attention if unsatisfied with his treatment and recovery-Credibility-Whether the general practitioner delayed in referring the patient to a delayer in returning to see the general practitioner-Duty of doctor to inform patient of all relevant risks in treatment-Expert opinion-Whether specialist can give opinion on the standard of care expected of a general practitioner-Measure of damages

Document Type:

Year: 
2024
Suit/Claim number: 
2014HCV04393
Neutral Citation: 
[2024] JMSC Civ 60
Judge(s): 
N. Hart-Hines, J