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Coping with Allegations of Medical Malpractice in UAE- A Defence Lawyer’s Perspective
Introduction 1. In excess of two a long time ago, an American psychiatrist at the College of Illinois, School of Medication published an report[1] (“the Article”) on how doctors respond to accusations of health care malpractice and suggested a variety of procedures that they can use to diminish the emotional disequilibrium that accompanies this practical experience. Dr Charles’ findings had been based mostly on survey and job interview studies and considerable medical knowledge likely back again to the mid-late 1980’s- as effectively as becoming sued individually as a defendant in medical malpractice Court proceedings. 2. For the most part, subsequent posted analysis and discussion on the subject matter has been…
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Privilege: The US Perspective – Global Investigations Review
19.1 Privilege in law enforcement investigations 19.1.1 Attorney–client privilege The attorney–client privilege is recognised in the United States as ‘the oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law’. It is viewed as serving a crucial function in ‘encourag[ing] full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients’ and thereby promoting ‘the observance of law and administration of justice’. The attorney–client privilege protects information shared between a lawyer and the client, where the information is (1) a communication, (2) made in confidence, (3) between a person who is, or is about to become, a client (4) and a lawyer (5) for the purpose of obtaining legal advice…
