Medical negligence disputes in Malaysia: resolving through hazards of litigation or through community responsibilities?

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Mohd Najid, Khadijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (W A S E T) 2013
• Subjects: K Law (General); KBP2970 Civil service. Employees of communal agencies
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31974/1/nemie.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31974/; http://waset.org/publications/3517/medical-negligence-disputes-in-malaysia-resolving-through-hazards-of-litigation-or-through-community-responsibilities-

Medical negligence disputes in Malaysia are mainly resolved through litigation by using the tort system. The tort system,being adversarial in nature has subjected parties to litigation hazards such as delay, excessive costs and uncertainty of outcome. The dissatisfaction of the tort system in compe...