This website provides updates on medical law and related issues, mostly in Australia. It is maintained by Bill Madden.
He is a lawyer in private practice in Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and also an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Law and at the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology and a Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law Masters, University of Melbourne.
Announcement: Christian Brothers website.
On 24 July 2026 the Trustees announced a development in relation to the earlier announced proposal for a scheme of arrangement. As with the earlier proposal, the revised scheme must be approved by both creditors…
KLH v Northern NSW Local Health District [2026] NSWCA 136 (Link to Caselaw).
Leave was granted by the appeal dismissed in this matter, where the appellant was self represented. Reproduced below is the court headnote.
HEADNOTE
JTR is an…
NS v State of New South Wales (Department of Education) [2026] NSWDC 254 (Link to JADE).
The plaintiff NS claimed for abuse by a teacher while at a primary school. The tortious conduct then allegedly continued after she had…
Mary Smith (a pseudonym) v Secretary Department of Communities and Justice [2026] NSWDC 249 (Link to Caselaw).
The plaintiff is the mother of a child who was born in 2016. In 2017 the child was placed by the defendant…
PATRICK v RESPONDENT VAD 1/2026 (Voluntary Assisted Dying) [2026] ACAT 40 (LInk to AUSTLII).
The applicant sought help in ending his life. He made a request to access voluntary assisted dying under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024.…
Mayberry v Mayberry [2026] NSWDC 238 (Link to JADE).
The plaintiff alleged sexual abuse on the part of the defendant (his uncle) when the plaintiff was aged 11-15 years. The defendant denied the abuse. The trial judge reviewed the…
Ahpra has announced that a woman who falsely claimed to be a psychologist in a criminal trial before the ACT Supreme Court has been convicted and fined $2000 following a successful prosecution by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (Link…
Link to VSC – Practice Note SC CL 3 – Personal injuries litigation: Effective 1 July 2026 (Link to Court webpage)
The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the procedures to be followed in the…
ABM v DDM [2026] NSWSC 779 (Link to Caselaw).
The plaintiff sued the defendant for sexual abuse or other sexual misconduct allegedly committed by the defendant between when the plaintiff was six years old and when the plaintiff was 14 years…
Rubasin v Murphy [2026] QCA 125 (Link to JADE).
Ultimately Bond JA (Bradley and Doyle JJA agreeing) did not express a view on whether it is possible to plead the duty of care on which the self represented applicant apparently…
