The healthcare sector is perhaps the most sensitive area where rights are tied to human life and health. Any legal decision in this area can directly affect the quality of life, health, and even the fate of a patient. The Healthcare Law Department of the Lawyers Club offers its specialized services to activists in this field with a deep understanding of this sensitivity.

The most important legal challenges in the healthcare sector
1. Civil liability and medical malpractice

Distinguishing the boundary between foreseeable complications and medical malpractice has always been one of the most complex legal issues. Who bears the burden of proof? How are standards of skill and care defined? These questions require simultaneous legal and medical expertise in each case.
2. Informed consent

Was the patient truly aware of all the complications and risks of treatment? To what extent is signing a consent form considered a defense in court? This challenge takes on more serious dimensions, especially in emergency cases and incapacitated patients.
3. Confidentiality of medical information and patient privacy
A patient’s medical record contains his or her most sensitive personal information. To what extent is it permissible to share this information with insurance companies, employers, or other institutions? What enforcement guarantees has the Iranian legislator provided for maintaining confidentiality?
4. Health insurance tariffs and lawsuits

Disputes between patients, medical centers, and insurance companies over tariffs, insurance coverage, and deductibles account for a significant volume of cases in this area.
5. Legal issues of drugs and medical equipment

From the side effects of new drugs to medical equipment standards and lawsuits related to counterfeit or expired products, it is one of the hottest legal areas.
6. Criminal liability of medical staff

In some cases, medical negligence can take on criminal dimensions. Determining whether a medical error is “professional misconduct” or “criminal negligence” requires in-depth legal expertise and knowledge of judicial procedure.
7. New technologies in medicine (telemedicine, artificial intelligence in diagnosis, robotic surgery)

The emergence of new technologies in medicine has created new legal challenges. Who is responsible if a robot surgeon makes a mistake? What laws apply to a remote doctor (telemedicine)? What if AI makes a wrong diagnosis?

Why the Health and Medical Law Department of the Lawyers Club?

We believe that health and medical law is an interdisciplinary field and requires a team that understands both the language of medicine and the language of law. Our team includes lawyers who are familiar with the structure of the health system, the organization of the medical system, forensic medicine commissions, and the procedure of the disciplinary and general courts.

Our services:

1. Consulting and defense in medical malpractice cases

2. Drafting contracts for medical centers (with doctors, insurance companies and contractors)

3. Legal advice to hospitals, clinics and laboratories

4. Pursuing health insurance and compensation claims

5. Consulting on health and medical licenses

6. Arbitration of disputes between medical staff and medical centers

The right to health is the highest human right. The Department of Health and Medical Law is your legal support in this important path. For more information, send a message to 09127607318.