Houghton Harper
Legal in Johannesburg

undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedHeaded by DuncanHoughton and Giusi Harper, we specialise in the law of delict and the recoveryof damages in the most cost effective manner possible, making us one of theleading firms in this category. Complementing the services andexpertise of the partners are a further four attorneys, two candidate attorneysand thirteen support staff. Our interaction with clients is informal andconsiderate of their financial circumstances and it is perhaps ourapproachability that engenders long-term relationships with them.undefined. Through them, Prenuptial and Universal Partnership Agreements, Wills, Divorce and Family Law, Medical Malpractice, all matters pertaining to Personal Injury Law, and ableto see to, the firm is experienced in, Deceased Estates and Conveyancing.

Experienced in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Litigation Assisted SAAPIL in the RAF Amendment Act challenge and serves on the Law Society Council in the interests of the profession and public. We’re committed to the plight of personal injury victims and victims of medical malpractice. Our experience in divorce and family law makes all the difference. We provide a service that is swift and financially viable to all parties. Our attorney-client relationship is one of trust and transparency. Falls, slipping or any other injury-causing incident in a private or public place (including streets, pavements and in shopping malls) General damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities of life. Since its inception, Houghton Harper has been committed to the plight of personal injury victims. Although monetary compensation may never restore a victim to their pre-injury status, it at the very least provides them with financial aid which can be utilised for future medical treatment, to settle past medical and hospital expenses, and in the case of loss of earnings or earning capacity, to alleviate the burden of work incapacity and pecuniary loss. The first assessment with Houghton Harper is on a no-case no-charge basis. After which, if there is a viable Personal Injury claim, we will enter into an attorney-client agreement that suits both parties. We will ensure that your claim is thoroughly and carefully investigated, compiled and brought to finalisation. A claim is built, on the one hand, with client’s co-operation in providing us with crucial information and documentation, and on the other, with our legal knowledge and panel of medical doctors’ expert opinion and evidence\. Prescription periods must be considered as they differ depending on whether the claim arose out of the negligence of person, a private body, the state or a public body. Medical Malpractice claims arise out of the negligent act or failure to act in the performance of a duty to provide care to a patient and/or the standard of care is outside the acceptable perimeters of the medical and healthcare profession as a whole. It is an ethical requirement in the medical profession to make patients fully aware of both positive and negative implications of a procedure/treatment being undertaken and to obtain the patient’s explicit consent.