These are claims arising from harm caused to a patient by an error in diagnosis, treatment, a surgical procedure, or negligent care. Not every poor outcome is malpractice — the test is whether the practitioner departed from accepted professional standards, and that is determined by a specialist body rather than by a court alone.
We file and pursue complaints before the Health Sharia Body, assemble the medical and legal file establishing the link between the error and the harm, claim compensation, diyah and arsh according to the nature of the damage, appeal decisions where warranted, and defend practitioners and facilities against complaints brought against them.
Diagnostic error and delayed diagnosis · Surgical errors · Anaesthesia errors · Birth injuries · Wrong medication or dosage · Negligent follow-up care · Facility-acquired infection · Failures of documentation and informed consent · Defence of practitioners facing complaints.
You need one if the procedure caused permanent harm or death, if your complaint was rejected or the decision does not reflect the scale of the harm, if the facility is withholding the medical file, or if you are a practitioner facing a complaint. Documenting the medical file early is usually what determines the outcome.
The Health Sharia Body hears professional health violations and errors and assesses compensation, diyah and arsh, with its decisions open to grievance through the statutory route. Certain criminal aspects may be referred elsewhere depending on the nature of the act.
We begin by obtaining the complete medical file and reviewing it with specialist clinical input to establish whether there was an actual departure from professional standards. That step protects both sides: it prevents a weak complaint being filed, and builds a strong one where the error is established.
These cases are as technical as they are legal, and many complaints fail because they were built on the poor outcome rather than on proving a breach of professional standards. We assess the file candidly before you invest time and fees in a route that will not succeed.
No. Known complications of a procedure are not in themselves an error; malpractice is a departure from accepted professional standards, proven through the medical file and specialist opinion.
A patient is entitled to a copy of their medical file, and a facility refusing to release it is a signal worth escalating and documenting within the complaint.
Depending on the harm: compensation for material loss and treatment costs, arsh for a disability, and diyah in cases of death.
Yes, we represent practitioners and facilities against complaints, preparing the technical and legal response before the Body.
Send us your case details on WhatsApp and we will set out the right route and the expected fees before any commitment.
