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Fined the administration 200 dinars and ordered it to pay the costs

For the second time in a row, the Court of Appeal
fined the administration 200 dinars and ordered it to pay the costs.
It also overturned the decision of the Medical Liability Authority and the Licensing Administration
to suspend a doctor’s licence
after the Technical Medical Committee
found that she had committed medical malpractice and professional misconduct.
The Court of Appeal issued a ruling overturning the decision of the court of first instance
and cancelling the decision of the Medical Liability Authority and the Licensing Administration
six months after the medical committee
suspended the doctor’s licence
due to proven medical malpractice and professional misconduct on the part of the doctor
The committee
The facts of the case date back to a complaint filed against the doctor with the Medical Liability Authority
for medical malpractice and professional misconduct, which led to several lawsuits
50,000 dinars
against the doctor, including a claim for compensation in the amount of
Kuwaiti dinars. However, the Court of Appeal, in its final ruling, overturned
the decisions of the Medical Liability Authority and the Medical Licensing Administration and the resulting
consequences, and fined the administration 200 dinars in legal fees and required it to pay the expenses.