Catchwords
Practice and Procedure – Civil trial by jury – Direction by trial judge to return verdict in favour of defendant – Circumstances in which trial judge may withdraw case from jury – Legal test to be applied in assessing sufficiency of evidence – Role of jury.
Negligence – Medical negligence – Physical injury – Breach of duty – Legal test for determining whether defendant had complied with the relevant standard of care – Rule in Rogers v Whitaker – Causation – Balance of probabilities – Loss of chance analysis in cases of physical injury.