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Groundbreaking ruling on general damages for unconscious claimants in South Africa | Magic 828 | SA News

In a groundbreaking judgment regarding general damages to be paid by the health authorities as compensation for an “unconscious claimant”, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that such a claimant is not entitled to any award for pain and suffering.

This ruling was made in a case where a mother whose child was born with cerebral palsy was awarded R2.2 million in general on behalf of her child. The child suffered a severe brain injury at birth due to the negligence of doctors at a Gauteng hospital. The child, represented by his mother, was awarded R13.3 million for special damages. This is to make his life a bit easier by acquiring special aids and devices to cope with his needs.

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