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Australia causationmedical negligencedamage

Tabet v Gett (No Loss of Chance)

[2010] HCA 12
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Australian law does not recognise a claim for loss of a chance of a better medical outcome; causation must be proved on the balance of probabilities.

Area of Law

tort

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