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When shall you consider to involve a medical law attorney?

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 27. March 2023Posted in DSGVO, General, Hospital Law, Krankentagegeldversicherungsrecht, Krankenversicherungsrecht, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, Notice of Warning, pharmaceutical law, Remuneration law, treatment contract, Tribunal Decision - BWLH ReviewsTagged advise, attorneys at law, German medical lawyer, get advice, get help, horak, involve an attorney, legal consultation, medical attorneys, medical help, medical lawNo Comments

Since the field of medical law regulates many different individual areas, advice from a lawyer is often the safest way to make effective decisions. Especially in a medical case in which your health may be also at risk you should not act hastily and unprepared. Make sure to contact an experienced lawyer in the field […]

Triage: what is it?

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 19. September 2022Posted in General, Honorarium Law, Hospital Law, Judgments, Laws, Medical Device Law, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, Notice of Warning, Remuneration law, treatment contract, Tribunal Decision - BWLH ReviewsTagged current and short-term survival probability, documentation, equal treatment, exclusion of triage, German law, law, legal consequences, legal terms, minister, obligation, triageNo Comments

Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of the 16th of December 2021 In its decision of 16 December 2021, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that in certain constellations of pronounced need for protection, the state has a duty to effectively protect people from discrimination on the grounds of their disability, including by third parties. The […]

Before, after, throughout the operation: the time for the explanatory information

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 19. August 202219. August 2022Posted in Damages, General, Honorarium Law, Hospital Law, Judgments, Laws, Medical Device Law, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, Notice of Warning, pharmaceutical lawTagged case, claim for damage, damages, dismission, doctor, explanatory talk, German law, law, legal case, patient, practitioner, Pression, regional court, rights, tribunal case, unlawfulNo Comments

Before, after, throughout the operation: the time for the explanatory information When is it the right time for you practitioner to let you know about all the risks and possibilities you are going through during your operation? Let’s have a look at this court case together: in this case the “doctor’s explanatory talk” took place […]

Alternative Practitioners Medical Law in Germany – A decision of the OLG Munich

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 3. June 2022Posted in Functional Medicines, General, Laws, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, Notice of Warning, treatment contract, Tribunal Decision - BWLH ReviewsTagged BGH, Case No. VI ZR 120/21, Heilpraktiker, heilpraktikergesetz, legal situation, naturopath, OLG, recoveryNo Comments

As you may already know Germany is famous for its numerous legally recognized alternative, naturopathic practitioner. According to a representation of the Federal Statistical Office there were 43.000 practitioners in Germany in 2015. The “Heilpraktiker” profession as defined by German law does not exist in any other EU member state. Only Sweden, Denmark and some […]

Medical Treatment Abroad – Insurance Clarifications

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 9. May 2022Posted in Functional Medicines, General, Krankentagegeldversicherungsrecht, Krankenversicherungsrecht, Laws, medi-law, Medical Device Law, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, Notice of WarningTagged check-list, health insurance, insurance, insurance clarification, insurance law, international health insurance, medical malpractice, medical treatment abroadNo Comments

Do you live in Germany, you are covered by a German Statutory Health insurance and you aim to get medical treatment abroad? Which rights and duties do you have? If you have statutory health insurance, you can also receive treatment within the European Union. Let’s take a common example: if you want to have your […]

Therapeutic Products Advertising – Legal Framework in Germany

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 13. April 2022Posted in Damages, Functional Medicines, General, Hospital Law, Laws, medi-law, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, pharmaceutical law, treatment contractTagged act, advertising, competition, HWG, legal support, medical, medical advertising, Pharma, pharmaceutical, precaution, products, sick, therapeutic, UWCNo Comments

Are you a therapeutic products developer? Or a therapeutic products user? In Germany, there are many rules that shall be taken into consideration before putting a therapeutic product on the markt. Let’s talk about advertising. How do you think that advertising should take place? The Therapeutic Products Advertising Act (Heilmittelwerbegesetz, HWG), along with the Unfair […]

Complaint about medical treatment

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 30. March 202230. March 2022Posted in Damages, duty of care, Functional Medicines, General, Honorarium Law, Hospital Law, Krankentagegeldversicherungsrecht, Krankenversicherungsrecht, Laws, medi-law, Medical Device Law, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, pharmaceutical lawTagged breaches, complain, counseling, dismissal rights, free, individual, international, legal option, mispractice, patients, right2 Comments

Patients who feel they have been treated badly or incorrectly, or who assume that their doctor has violated medical obligations, have the right to complain. What should be taken into account? Reasons for a complaint can be: lack of information by the doctor treatment errors inadequate medical care violation of the duties of a doctor […]

Medical malpractice liability

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 10. March 2022Posted in duty of care, Medical Law, Medical liability law, medical malpractice law, treatment contractTagged doctors liability, duty of care, medical malpractice law, treatment contractNo Comments

Medical malpractice liability is an important focus of medical law, in which the liability relationship between doctor and patient is regulated. A doctor is responsible to his patient. As soon as a doctor treats a patient, a treatment contract is automatically created. This contract of service does not require a certain success – such as […]