Eastern Cape health department in court bid to stop lump sum medico-legal payouts
Province wants damages to be paid out in instalments over three to eight years, without interest
The broke Eastern Cape health department is taking extraordinary legal measures in a bid to cut back on its medico-legal bill, including a high court application to stop lump sum payouts in medico-legal claims...
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