Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000071/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 January 2003.
1. Liability has been admitted. The defendant had the control and management of Tung Wah Eastern Hospital which the plaintiff attended and where she was advised to undergo a surgical operation for the purpose of excising from her left breast some tissue. During the operation the left breast was entirely removed and upon recovery the plaintiff was told she had a malignant tumour in the breast and that its removal was the appropriate treatment.