Referred to as: Michael v Linksfield Park case · Michael v Linksfield Park 001(3) SA 1188 (SCA) · Michael v Linksfield Park 001 (3) SA 1188 (SCA)
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The assessment of medical risks and benefits requires clinical judgment and expert evidence, which the court would not normally make without expert evidence.
“The assessment of medical risks and benefits is a matter of clinical judgment which the court would not normally be able to make without expert evidence.”
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision Michael v Linksfield Park 001(3) SA 1188 (SCA) states that assessment of medical risks and benefits is a clinical judgment requiring expert evidence, which the court cannot usually make without such evidence.
“The assessment of medical risks and benefits is a matter of clinical judgment which the court would not normally be able to make without expert evidence”