Health Law and Medical Malpractice
Health professionals experience unique pressure points and need the assurance of legal advisers who share a mutual concern for their professional standing, and livelihood, when faced with a complaint or claim. Similarly, hospitals and healthcare organisations require timely and effective advice from lawyers with a deep understanding of, and interest in, their operations and their standing in the community.
How we can help
Our dedicated national health team is experienced in medical negligence, professional indemnity, regulatory and advisory matters and work with a range of healthcare providers to protect their reputational and commercial imperatives.
With qualifications in science, nursing and other health-related disciplines, or first-hand legal experience inhouse at major hospitals, our team is well placed to offer practical insight and experience across a wide range of matters involving healthcare providers, including:
- Medical negligence and criminal allegations
- Coronial investigations and inquests
- Internal and external investigations and inquiries
- Medicare reviews
- Complaints resolution, disciplinary hearings, investigations and regulatory processes
- Clinical governance and compliance advice and representation
- Clinical service delivery issues including capacity and consent, vaccination, clinical trials, substitute decision making, guardianship, child protection and public health matters
- Employment law
- Statutory liability
- Privacy/cyber matters involving medical records, patient information and treatment team communication, and
- General advice in relation to insurance, implications of privacy legislation, risk management procedures, hospital/clinic policy reviews, obligations under Right to Information legislation and services agreements.
Our approach to Health Law and Medical Malpractice claims
Our team carefully and efficiently manage medical malpractice and health related matters to quickly identify issues and consider the impact on commercial or professional relationships and risk of publicity. We provide advice and develop innovative and timely strategies focused on the big picture: understanding professional or organisational objectives, strong practical orientation, effective communication and a collaborative approach.
We take the time to understand your objectives
Strong practical orientation
Effective communication
Collaborative approach
Our Health Law and Medical Malpractice Specialists
Meet our dedicated team of health law and medical malpractice lawyers.
"Highly skilled and knowledgeable. Very good understanding of the industry. Pragmatic approach to resolving issues. Very approachable and responsive."
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