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Novel arguments about losses in professional negligence claims dismissed again in the Court of Appeal
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 21 2012
In our October 2011 update we reported on the High Court decision in Jones v WHK Sherwin Chan & Walshe & Ors (together, SCW), which involved a claim by the
Director of Proceedings fails in appeal against HPDTdecision and penalty
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 10 2012
Both the Director of Proceedings and a general practitioner have had their appeals against a decision of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal dismissed
Nurse's appeal to revoke suspension of her registration fails
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 10 2012
The District Court has upheld a decision of the Nursing Council Health Committee not to revoke a suspension of a nurse's registration
Cancellation of GP's registration confirmed after rehearing
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 10 2012
Following the High Court's decision in Vatsyayann v PCC 2012 NZHC 1138, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has reheard and reconsidered the penalty to be imposed on a general practitioner who was found guilty of professional misconduct
Nurse referred to director of proceedings for administering incorrect medication and failing to report her error
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 10 2012
During a patient's hospital admission, a registered nurse noticed that the medications listed on a patient's medication sheet did not match the medications logged in the Pyxis medicines administration system
Supreme Court rules post-sterilisation pregnancy is personal injury
- Wilson Harle
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- New Zealand
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- August 14 2012
The Supreme Court has held that a woman who became pregnant following a failed sterilisation had suffered a "personal injury" caused by medical misadventure, for which she was entitled to cover under the state compensation scheme
Pharmacist succeeds in appeal against cancellation
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- May 30 2012
As a part of a "principled protest", a pharmacist did not keep a controlled drugs register for four years and did not document standard operating procedures for ten years
Delay in diagnosis not a treatment injury where end condition inevitable
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- December 13 2011
The appellant was diagnosed with a kidney disorder but this diagnosis was not determined until she was suffering from end stage renal failure
Novel arguments about losses in professional negligence claims
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- October 20 2011
The High Court has recently held that, where a professional gives negligent advice causing loss, the benefits of the competent part of the advice cannot generally be offset against the losses arising from the negligent aspects of the same advice
Physiotherapist's registration cancelled for texts to elderly patient
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- October 18 2011
A physiotherapist was found guilty of professional misconduct for sending inappropriate text messages to an elderly patient, and attempting to provide her with counselling (outside of his scope of practice
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