Medical and Health Law

Medical law standardizes legal provisions for the exercise of medical professions. This includes, among other things, the relationship between doctors and patients. The application of biology and medicine to humans is regulated by biomedical law. Health law then regulates the combating and prevention of diseases and their consequences.

By its very nature, medical and health law deals with highly sensitive issues. Issues related to medical and health law are stressful for patients and their relatives as well as doctors, nurses, hospitals, physiotherapists, and other service providers in the medical sector. It is not uncommon for issues of medical and health law to have the potential to affect or change the life and future of the patient concerned. The same can also apply to medical staff, for example, if their license is revoked.

In connection with the COVID-29 pandemic, new legal questions keep arising that need to be answered competently and promptly. In this context, there are also overlaps with other areas of law, such as labor, school, and family law, for example in connection with questions about home office duties and regulations, online teaching or visitation rights in times of social distancing. Criminal law, or rather the Code of Criminal Procedure, is also not unaffected by the pandemic, as it caused, among other things, the postponement of main hearings and more.

For this reason, it is advisable to consult a lawyer for medical law at an early stage in all questions of medical and health law. He or she will competently answer all your legal questions, assess your initial situation, and then work out a suitable strategy for further action.

As evidenced by our numerous publications in this field, our lawyers are experts in the field of medical and health law. We advise and represent private individuals as well as doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, biotech companies and more in all related matters. As these are often sensitive issues, in which data protection, among other things, plays an important role, we naturally proceed with the utmost care and conscientiousness.