Bill Madden 
National Practice Group Leader, Sydney
Medical Law
Bill Madden’s work places him at the cutting edge of a challenging area of law that can have substantial emotional implications for people.
In the face of what can be an exhausting legal process for clients, Bill’s approach remains solid, consistent and reassuring. Keeping a level head through the process is vital. His manner is quiet and the pathway he treads clear sighted and carefully. Securing a practical outcome is always uppermost.
“The most meaningful part of my work is helping people understand and work their way through the legal system.” - Bill Madden
Expertise
- Accredited Specialist – Personal Injury
- Medical law
- Intentional torts
Career history
- Slater & Gordon, · since 2001, partner & national practice group leader
- 1981-2001 Blessington Judd
Appointments
- University of Western Sydney, part-time lecturer
- Editorial Board, Australian Health Law Bulletin (Lexis Nexis)
- Editorial Board, Australian Civil Liability Law (Lexis Nexis)
- Member, Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, NSW Law Society
Memberships & associations
- New South Wales Law Society
- New South Wales Society of Notaries
- Australian Lawyers Alliance (formerly Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association)
- Law Council of Australia
Books
Previous roles
- Conference Chair – APLA / ALA Medical Law Conference 2006; Sydney.
- Chair, Professional Negligence special interest group, Australian Lawyers Alliance (until July 2006).
- NSW Law Society Injury Compensation Committee 2005.
- Conference Chair – APLA / ALA Medical Law Conference 2005; Melbourne.
- NSW Law Society Medico-Legal Liaison committee 2002, 2003 & 2004
- NSW President – APLA 2002 – 2003.
- APLA Plaintiff journal editorial committee & NSW representative.
- Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (Medical Indemnity Jurisdictional Working Party & Consultative Forum) : Legal Process Reform Group 2002.
- Conference Chair – APLA Medical Law Conference 2002; Brisbane.
- NSW Health Department consultative group regarding Health Care Liability Act & Regulations.
- Conference Chair – APLA Medical Law Conference 2001; Sydney.
- NSW Convenor – APLA Medical Law Special Interest Group; 1999-2001.
- Member – NSW Supreme Court Working Group for Professional Negligence List Expert Witness Protocol; 2000 – 2001.
- Law Council of Australia Health Law Liability Committee 2001-2002.
- Conference Chair – APLA National Conference 1999.
- National Secretary – Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association; October 1998 – June 2000.
- NSW Secretary - Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association; 1995 – 1997.
- Managing Editor – APLA Plaintiff journal, 1998.
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 1993 Accredited Specialist (Personal Injury), NSW
- 1989 Public Notary, NSW
- 1981 Admitted, Supreme Court of NSW
- 1980 Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University
- 1980 Bachelor of Law (Honours), Macquarie University
Recent Publications & Papers
- Liability in health care - Issues of importance to the plaintiff lawyer; presentation to NSW State Legal Conference, 22 August 2008.
- Medical malpractice civil litigation in Japan; comment on paper presented by Professor Toshihiro Suzuki at University of Western Sydney law school annual symposium, 15 August 2008.
- Case review - top 5 recent medical law cases; presentation to Lawyers Alliance Medical Law Conference, July 2008.
- Lost in translation? - Medical negligence tort reform impacts; presentation to in house seminar Avant Medical Protection, 14 March 2008.
- A question about intoxication: Locating the Law; Australian Civil Liability, Volume 4 Number 9, March 2008.
- Three dimensions of the standard of care in professional negligence cases; Australian Civil Liability, Volume 4 Number 8, February 2008. [Joint article with Tina Cockburn].
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