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June/July 2010
Dear Jenny
Here is our regular update on recent significant developments relevant to medico-legal practice.
RECENT CASES
Tabet v. Gett [2010] HCA 12 – The High Court of Australia has pronounced – can a plaintiff recover for loss of a less than 50% chance of a better medical outcome?
Amaca Pty Ltd v
Ellis; The State of South Australia v Ellis; Millennium Inorganic
Chemicals Ltd v Ellis [2010] HCA 5 (3 March 2010) – This decision on
causation in lung cancer cases has broader application to other types
of injury in which the precise pathogenesis of the illness is uncertain
and where is more than one potentially causative element: Click on link below to READ OUR
SUMMARY
S v South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service and anor
(2010) NSWSC 178 – A decision of the Supreme Court of NSW decision
considering an appeal against a community treatment order made by the
Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Gentamycin litigation Catherine Henry Partners are conducting a number of cases for individuals who have suffered permanent disability following the administration of the drug Gentamycin in circumstances which will be argued to amount to negligent treatment. Read article appearing in Herald News on 5 June 2010
IN THE NEWS
Productivity Commission report on state of NSW hospitals: NSW public hospitals have earned the shameful trophy of having the worst record for errors leading to serious injury or death.
April 2010 study shows medication errors occur as often as once per patient per day in some settings: A study of nurses administering medications in 6 wards at 2 major teaching hospitals in Sydney has shown that interruptions increase the risk of medication errors.
Midwife indemnity: Is the day of the independent midwife over?
For more information or to seek advice regarding a medical law issue, contact our health and medical law team at Catherine Henry Partners.
This email was sent by Catherine Henry, Catherine Henry Partners, Level 5, 55 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300 to jen@creativetransformations.com.au
