Turner v Blackstock [2019] NSWDC 102 provides an assessment of damages against a medical practitioner for adverse result from breast augmentation surgery, following entry of a default judgment.
Dr Stapleton’s opinion was critical of the defendant for “the unprofessional manner in which he undertook the surgery, not having qualified as a surgeon. He was of the opinion that the defendant’s treatment of the plaintiff was unacceptable, unprofessional and incompetently performed. He was also critical of (the defendant) having carried out the operation without an anaesthetist, in a house, and giving anaesthetic to the patient himself, and for incompetently managing the resultant complications.”: [35].
The plaintiff limited her claim to damages for non-economic loss and out-of-pocket expenses.