Liabilities of a Health Worker for Negligence under Nigerian Law

The negligent manner in which medical practitioners handle their patients' cases have become a recurrent decimal in Nigeria today. The consequence is that many persons have been sent to their untimely graves while others remain permanently disabled. In spite of the proliferation of literatures on the law of medical negligence, the level of awareness still remains substantially inadequate. In fact, a vast majority of Nigerians are still largely ignorant of the fact that careless handling of their cases by health workers might give rise to a cause of action. This book discusses the scope of liability of a medical practitioner for professional negligence. It dwells extensively on the concept of negligence and the relevant defences open to medical practitioners in the event of litigation instituted against them.

About the author

Chiangi Aondona Chiangi LLB;BL; ChMC,is a Barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is also a chartered Mediator and Conciliator.

Product details

• Authors: Chiangi Aondona Chiangi
• Publisher: Scholar's Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2018
• EAN: 9786202311519
• ISBN: 9786202311519
• No. of pages: 100
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 168 g
• Subject: Guides > Law, job, finance > Other law