Recent Court Decisions 
A list of recent court decisions, including full histories, detailed arguments and reasons for various key medical law cases follows:
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Brown v Simpson [2008] NSWDC 57
A decision of the NSW District Court, touching on the 'inherent risk' provisions of the civil liability legislations in the context of medical treatment.
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Brus v ACT & Anor [2007] ACTSC 83
A decision of the ACT Supreme Court dealing with complications of a hysterectomy, which considers whether a hospital has duty to provide public patient with choice of surgeon, and whether the registrar who performed the surgery was sufficiently experienced to do so.
- Dobler v Kenneth Halverson and Ors; Dobler v Kurt Halverson (by his tutor) [2007] NSWCA 335
A leading NSW Court of Appeal decision, which considers the operation of section 5O of the Civil Liability Act NSW 2002.
- Brus v Australian Capital Territory & Anor [2007] ACTSC 83
A decision alleging surgical error, which raised the interesting issue of whether a hospital owed a duty to provide a public patient with a choice of surgeon.
- Walker v Sydney West Area Health Service [2007] NSWSC 526.
A decision regarding psychiatric treatment. The claim failed, however the decision illustrates the increasing importance of the civil liability statutes.
- Rufo v Hosking
A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal concerning claims for 'loss of a chance' See also the subsequent decisions of Halvorsen v Dobler and Tabet v Mansour.
- Hills v State of Queensland [2006] QSC 244
This recent decision of the Queensland Supreme Court provides a good example of how compensation is calculated in a birth trauma claim.
- Rogers v Whitaker
A well-known High Court case that clarified the law in Australia concerning failure to warn.
- Chapel v Hart
Following Rogers v Whitaker, this High Court case expanded upon the law concerning informed consent.