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Bahrain
Raees + Co
To understand civil liability, we must distinguish between civil and criminal liability. A person who suffers damage or injury from another person's breach of obligation can seek financial remedies in a civil court.
Egypt
Andersen in Egypt
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Andersen in Egypt
Anyone who intentionally inflicts injury or harm on another resulting in a permanent disability is punishable by imprisonment for three to five years.
Nigeria
Compos Mentis Legal Practitioners
Medical professionals owe their patients a duty of care and an action for medical negligence can be founded on a
breach of that duty which results in an injury.
Paul Usoro & Co
An Examination Of The Livecase Of Gonzalez v Google At The United States' Supreme Court.
The Trusted Advisors
Tenants have the right to a safe and habitable home, regardless of how much rent they pay. The term "habitable house" refers to a rental that meets basic requirements...
The Trusted Advisors
The paradigm shift in the sphere of transportation over the years cannot be overlooked. From the medieval age of donkeys to the advent of bicycles and bikes...
SimmonsCooper Partners
In recent times, there has been a rise in cases of medical negligence in Nigeria ranging from
failure of medical practitioners to promptly attend to patient in emergency situations to
making wrong diagnosis
South Africa
ENS
The High Court in Johannesburg handed down a judgment in November 2023 illustrating the effect of an application to strike out a defence, and the next procedural step...
Adams & Adams
The Department of Transport published a draft Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill on 8 September 2023. The amendment bill aims to make a lot of changes to the way the RAF...
Adams & Adams
The news that dominated the headlines this past weekend, 15 – 17 September 2023, was the storm surge incidents that swept across three coastal provinces – the Western Cape, Eastern Cape...
Adams & Adams
The past few weeks have been engulfed with flames of truck arson attacks in South Africa.
ENS
On 15 June 2023, the Department of Employment and Labour published the Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return-to-Work Regulations in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries...
ENS
As the modern workplace continues to evolve, temporary employment and the use of labour brokers have become increasingly common across a range of industries in South Africa.
ENS
A recent court ruling has held the Gauteng MEC for Health accountable for a case involving the amputation of a patient's leg.
Adams & Adams
The Minister published an amendment to the Regulations on 27 May 2022 which replaced the RAF...
United Arab Emirates
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Moral damages, non-material or non-pecuniary damages, are a significant part of Federal Law No. 5/1985 on the Civil Transactions Law (Civil Code) in the UAE.
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Under the UAE laws, assault is classified as a criminal offence, carrying penalties, all guided by the UAE Penal Code under Federal Law No. 31/2021.
Worldwide
Aceris Law
Provisional measures are a temporary remedy granted by courts and tribunals in exceptional circumstances. Provisional measures aim to preserve the respective rights of the parties...
Hamdan AlShamsi Lawyers & Legal Consultants
Limitation is the time within which a legal action can be brought or a legal right enforced. If a party bringing a legal claim misses a limitation date...
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