Medical Malpractice rules:
- The patient must be able to prove that his/her injury was a result of a breach of ‘duty of care’ by the doctor: the injury would not have happened if there was no negligence.
- The injury caused the patient to suffer damages: financial or distress, or both.
- The injury claim must be initiated within two years of occurrence. In 2018, there was a proposal put forward to extend this to three years.