One of the nation's largest firms says it accepts only one in 30 medical negligence cases.

"We say to people right off that a bad outcome does not mean you have a medical negligence case," he said.

There is, however, a difference between making an assessment of conduct in a professional negligence case and evaluating a business decision.

The two negligence cases did not involve any of these six, according to the company.

She practiced until 1999 as an advocate specialising in medical negligence cases.

"Medical negligence cases have played an important role in improving health care by setting standards and punishing failure," he explained.

Courts that follow Cardozo's view have greater control in negligence cases.

The ability to resolve a negligence case without trial is very important to defendants.

Four elements are deemed necessary for a statute to apply in a negligence case.

In structure, the negligence action against a doctor is no different to any other negligence case.