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The high price of providing unnecessary medical treatment - Dean v Phung 2012 NSWCA 223
Australia - October 11 2012
The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently considered one set of circumstances that took the assessment of damages for a personal injuries claim arising out of medical treatment outside the scope of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (the Act
High Court delivers its first decision on proportionate liability
Australia - April 30 2013
The High Court has delivered its first judgement on proportionate liability. The judgment is generally good news for insurers as it takes a broad
Exaggerated personal injuries leads to a contempt of court charge
Australia, United Kingdom - April 3 2013
In the recent English decision of Airbus Operations Ltd & Anor v Roberts 2012 EWHC 3631, the defendant, Mr Roberts, was found to be in contempt of
No escape for medical centres in follow up cases
Australia - April 4 2013
A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal1 shows that medical centres providing premises and administrative services to doctors may be liable for
The future of financial advice will reforms have any impact on claims?
Australia - April 3 2013
In the wake of the global financial crisis, and following several well publicised financial advice disasters, the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA

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High Court delivers its first decision on proportionate liability
Australia - April 30 2013
The High Court has delivered its first judgement on proportionate liability. The judgment is generally good news for insurers as it takes a broad
Health related mobile applications - buyer beware or liability minefield
Australia - April 4 2013
The phenomenon of prospective patients consulting Dr Google as well as (and perhaps sometimes instead of) their local GP is well known. Patients are
No escape for medical centres in follow up cases
Australia - April 4 2013
A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal1 shows that medical centres providing premises and administrative services to doctors may be liable for
Idamaneo v Gross - how effective are indemnity clauses in doctor's contracts?
Australia - April 4 2013
The judgement of the NSW Court of Appeal in Idameneo v Gross1 dealt with some tricky contractual issues that can arise out of the now common
Inadequate staffing exposes health care practices to liability claims
Australia - April 4 2013
Health practitioners and especially those working in hospitals will at some point be required to work through an emergency situation when faced with

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