57 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
1st Floor, Tyger Valley Chambers One, 27 Willie van Schoor Drive, Tyger Valley
+27 (0)21 941 7777 Docex: 5 Tygerberg
29 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
Unit 2, Bellfour Office Park, 1 Edmar St, Tygervalley, Cape Town, 7530021 975 0820
29 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
Venter Van Eeden Building , Old Dutch Square, Old Paarl Rd, Bellville+27 (0)21 950 1500
15 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
Unit 102 Prospect Place, 132 Durban Road, Bellville, Cape Town+27 (0)71 673 6993
13 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
Unit 10 B, 142 Durban Road, Bellville Central, Cape Town021 705 6731
8 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
1st Floor, Willowbridge Centre, Carl Cronje Dr, Tyger Valley, Cape Town, Western Cape021 002 8252
5 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
13 Mispel Road, Durbanville, Cape Town021 013 9058
Law Firm
Bellville, Western Cape
43 Old Oak Road, Bellville, Cape Town.076 054 8960
Law Firm
Bellville, Western Cape
6 Minette Close, De Tyger, Parow, Cape Town (within 10min driving from Bellville)077 202 8100
7 years in practice
Bellville, Western Cape
Unit 8, Canal Edge Four, Fountain Road, Tyger Waterfront, Cape Town, 7530021001100810 of the 27 firms in our Bellville directory list medical negligence as one of their practice areas (37%). By years in practice, the most experienced are Brink de Beer & Potgieter Attorneys (57 years), De Waal Inc. (29 years) and Venter Van Eeden Incorporated (29 years). One of them has been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Languages spoken across these firms include Afrikaans English.
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 Bellville that is the Western Cape Division of the High Court, which sits in Cape Town (about 19 km away). Bellville has its own magistrate's court, the Bellville Magistrate's Court at Corner of Voortrekker Road and Landdros Street, Bellville, 7530.
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 Bellville.
Larger claims from Bellville go to the Western Cape Division of the High Court, which sits in Cape Town.
