Further Resources    

This page provides some recent articles regarding medical negligence law and also some forms for the use of our clients.

Law Society Journal Articles

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Lexis Nexis Australian Civil Liability.
 Australian Civil Liability articles - (125 Kb)

Reproduced with the kind permission of the NSW Law Society Journal and Ms Tina Cockburn, Queensland University of Technology
 Loss of chance cases face a Turbulent Future - (106Kb)

Australian Doctor Columns

With the kind permission of Australian Doctor

•  Fairness Comes First - (107Kb)
•  Medical Experts and the Courts - (17Kb)
•  Cosmetic Free For All - (17Kb)
•  Honesty is the only Policy - (18Kb)
•  No Fault Medical Compensation - an Impossible Dream? - (20Kb)
•  Hired Guns - Or not enough negligence claims? - (14Kb)
•  Interesting Times - (17Kb)

"Australian Health Law Bulletin" Articles

With the kind permission of Lexis Nexis Australian Health Law Bulletin

•  What the plaintiff would have done: s 5D(3) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) - (83Kb)
•  Sherry v Australasian Conference Association (t/as Sydney Adventist Hospital) - (105Kb)
•  South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King - (100Kb)
•  Medical experts and the courts - (247Kb)
•  Axon, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health - (142Kb)
•  Vaccine Injury Compensation - (148Kb)
•  Loss of a Chance and Onus of Proof revisted - (107Kb)
•  Informed consent - prior knowledge - (77Kb)
•  Duty to Disclose Medical Error in Australia - (112Kb)

Below are some forms for the use of our clients. Clicking on the form name below will open the form as a pdf document, for printing and return to our office by post. Any questions regarding the use of the forms should be directed to the legal assistant with whom you ordinarily deal regarding your claim.

Forms:

•  Initial Instruction Sheet - (103Kb)
•  Personal & Medical Information Release Authority - (49Kb)
•  Medicare Australia Release Authority - (32Kb)
•  Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Release Authority - (33Kb)
•  Solicitor File Transfer Authority - (18Kb)
•  Settlement Offer Authority - (30Kb)
•  Information Booklet - (395Kb)