Tag: Siow Ching Yee

Dr Milton Lum explains how and why private hospitals have a statutory duty of care.

Dr Milton Lum explains the principle of "non-delegable duty of care" that the Federal Court applied to Columbia Asia in holding the private hospital liable for medical negligence and rejecting its defence of doctors being "independent contractors".

Dr Milton Lum says the anaesthetist held liable for medical negligence in Siow Ching Yee v Columbia Asia Sdn Bhd had indemnity coverage of RM1 million, hence the patient's appeal to the Federal Court against the private hospital alone that he recently won.