Civil liability of chains and networks in health care

Abstract This article discusses some legal implications of networks, in particular the liability of networks and chains in health care. We start with a brief description of common tendencies in social and organisation network research. Subsequently we explain how certain characteristics of networks are or are not found relevant from a legal perspective. Only a subset of networks and network properties is generally recognised as an interesting subject for legal research. The proporties that are legally relevant are not commonly investigated in social and organisational network research. Finally we will elaborate the consequences of these observations for the legal analysis of liability of health care networks and chains.