Medical Negligence
3 cases · April 2025 to January 2026
Case Volume by Year
2 25
1 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Duty of care — Informed consent — Failure to disclose material risks — Departure from multidisciplinary tumor board recommendation — Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) vs. Cryoablation — Bolam test — Standard of care in treatment and aftercare. 1 Damages for pain and suffering for patient who suffered pain for 24 hours — No proof of loss of dependency — Aggravated Damages — Pleadings whether Estate can sue for aggravated damages — Events occurring after the death of the deceased. 1 Plaintiff suffered spinal cord injury from a road accident — Plaintiff has paralysis of both lower limbs and weakness of upper limbs — Whether defendants should have performed a decompression surgery immediately upon plaintiff’s admission to the hospital — In order to salvage the spinal cord and achieve a better neurological outcome — Instead of only a fixation surgery 4 days later — Whether plaintiff was stable enough to undergo the decompression surgery — Whether there was delay in administering treatment — Whether defendants acted in accordance with the standard medical practice. 1
Duty of care — Informed consent — Failure to disclose material risks — Departure from multidisciplinary tumor board recommendation — Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) vs. Cryoablation — Bolam test — Standard of care in treatment and aftercare. 1 case
Damages for pain and suffering for patient who suffered pain for 24 hours — No proof of loss of dependency — Aggravated Damages — Pleadings whether Estate can sue for aggravated damages — Events occurring after the death of the deceased. 1 case
Plaintiff suffered spinal cord injury from a road accident — Plaintiff has paralysis of both lower limbs and weakness of upper limbs — Whether defendants should have performed a decompression surgery immediately upon plaintiff’s admission to the hospital — In order to salvage the spinal cord and achieve a better neurological outcome — Instead of only a fixation surgery 4 days later — Whether plaintiff was stable enough to undergo the decompression surgery — Whether there was delay in administering treatment — Whether defendants acted in accordance with the standard medical practice. 1 case
Key Statutes
Civil Law Act
cited in 1 case Penal Code (Cap 574)
cited in 1 case Rules of Court 2012
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Cases
w-01ncvcw-440-07-2024
1. ) AHMAD FAIZAL BIN MOHAMAD ALI 2. ) NORMALA BINTI HAJI BASIRON 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia v JAY SHREE L. C. DOSHI (secara sendiri dan sebagai Wasi dan Pemegang Amanah Estet Vinayak Prabhakar Pradhan)
29 January 2026
MYCOA
b-02ncvcw-1482-09-2023
1. ) Bukit Tinggi Hospital Sdn Bhd 2. ) Dr Prashanth Nambiar a/l Padmanabhan v 1. ) Navin Sharma a/l Karam Chand 2. ) Saroop Rampal a/p Hardyal Rampal
22 September 2025
MYCOA
pa-21ncvc-8-07-2023
MOHAMMAD NABILL SAJID BIN MOHAMMAD ASLAM SAJID v 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) DR. SOW KAI FEI 3. ) DR. HALIMATUN SA'ADIAH BINTI MUSLIM 4. ) DR. NORMAWATI BINTI AMIR OSMAN 5. ) DR. AMARDEEP SINGH A/L PRITAM SINGH 6. ) DR. SAW YEN PENG 7. ) DR. SENTHIL KUMAR A/L RAJAPATHY 8. ) DATO' DR. LIM CHEW HAR 9. ) DR. WONG SZE MENG 10. ) DR. TAN KAI MING 11. ) DR. LIEW CHIN YOONG 12. ) DR. SHAMESH BASKARAN 13. ) DR. KUGAN A/L VARATHA RAJU 14. ) DR. MOHD SHAROLHELMI 15. ) DR. TAI KEN MENG 16. ) DR. AJAYAN ...
21 April 2025
MYHC