S v MCGOWN 1995 (1)

S v MCGOWN 1995 (1) ZLR 4 (H)

1995 (1) ZLR p4

Citation	1995 (1) ZLR 4 (H)
Case No	Judgment No. HH-4-95
Court	High Court, Harare
Judge	Garwe J & Assessors
Heard	4-8, 11-15, 18-22 and 25-29 July 1994
Judgment	1-5 August 1994; CAV Postea (9-10 January 1995)
Counsel	P A Chinamasa, Attorney-General, with him R Goba, Acting DPP, for the State J C Andersen SC, with him A J Dyke, for the accused
Case Type	Criminal trial
Annotations	Link to case annotations

Flynote

Criminal law (common law offences) — culpable homicide — negligence — medical practitioner — anaesthetist — standard of care required — use of new techniques — whether patient's consent required — whether practitioner should notify professional body of use of new technique — morphine administered epidurally — post-operative care required — on whom duty of ensuring that such care available and exercised — failure to ensure that such care available and exercised

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