37 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
320 Smith Street, 10th Floor, Mercury House, Durban
082 770 3982
28 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
Suite 11, Block A, Heritage House Office Park, 20 Old Main Road, Hillcrest+27 (0)31 767 4216
13 years in practice
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
4 Hilltop House, 5 Old Main Road, Kloof+27 (0)31 001 0698
Law Firm
Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
2 Woodside Avenue, One-Space Campus, Kloof, 3610083 269 07704 of the 8 firms in our Kloof directory list medical negligence as one of their practice areas (50%). Pravda and Knowles Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 37 years, followed by Forster Attorneys and CH Attorneys Inc. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
Medical negligence happens when a doctor, nurse or hospital fails to meet the standard of care expected and you are harmed as a result. These claims rely heavily on expert medical opinion, so it helps to work with a lawyer who handles them regularly. Claims against public hospitals require notice to the provincial health department within six months.
Claims of up to R200,000 can go to the district magistrate's court and up to R400,000 to the Regional Court. Larger claims are brought in the High Court. For Kloof that is the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which sits in Durban (about 20 km away). The magistrate's court that usually serves Kloof is the Pinetown Magistrate's Court at 5 Chancery Lane, Pinetown 3600.
You need to show that the care fell below a reasonable standard and that this caused your harm. A lawyer will usually get your records and an expert opinion before advising you.
Claims generally prescribe after three years from when you knew of the harm and who caused it. For public hospitals, notice must be given within six months.
Ask about the firm's experience with medical claims and how expert costs are handled. Use the list above to compare firms in Kloof.
Larger claims from Kloof go to the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which sits in Durban.
