Promoting ‘Open Disclosure’ amongst medical professionals through the enactment of apology laws in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Saleh, Muhammad Ridhwan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: K Law (General); KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52338/1/FINAL%20NUS%20APOLOGY%20LAW.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52338/17/52338_promoting%20open%20disclosure.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52338/; http://law.nus.edu.sg/cals/events/ALSA2016/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In many commonwealth jurisdictions, including Malaysia, the role of compensating medically injured victims is assumed by the tort or fault-based system through the court of law process of medical negligence litigation. Establishing ‘fault’ on the part of the medical professional is the focal point i...