GMI In the News

Medical Doctor disbarred from practice

GMI's Commercial Litigation and Admin Law department represented the Health Professions Council of SA in a bid to have a medical doctor disbarred from practising medicine in SA for working outside his scope of expertise. Dr Rasheed Mahfouz was registered to work only in the public service. However, the HPCSA had received complaints that he was practising as a locum at a private clinic, dispensing medicine without a licence, not keeping proper clinical records, and issuing fraudulent medical certificates. The HPCSA went to court for an interdict against Mahfouz, who was ordered to pay the costs.

To see the latest about the matter follow this link-
News24.com 13 June 2013: "HPCSA disbars doctor"

RAF Groundbreaking Judgement

GMI's General Litigation Department successfully claimed loss of support for a minor child against the Road Accident Fund. The minor's mother married the deceased, who died in a motor vehicle accident, by way of customary union. The minor was born from a previous relationship. The RAF argued that the minor was never lawfully adopted by the mother's customary union husband and was not entitled to damages for loss of support. The North Gauteng High Court interpreted and developed the customary law in its judgment and held that when the deceased married the mother, in negotiations of the customary union, he undertook to accept the child as his own and did in fact support her. The court held that such circumstances were equal to an adoption of the child in customary law and that the minor was entitled to claim loss of support from the RAF.

To see the latest about the matter follow these links-
Pretoria News May 31 2013: "Customary law ruling to pave way in future"
The read the full judgment, click here