An obstetrician who sued six colleagues for millions of dollars under anti-cartel laws after they excluded him from their on-call roster has lost his legal case.

Dr Christopher Price was on a roster of three obstetricians, who covered each other during weekends and holidays, when they tried to amalgamate with a second group of obstetricians at Brisbane’s North West Private Hospital in 2020.

The union was rejected, with one obstetrician telling the court it was because “no-one wanted Dr Price to treat their patients”.

The Supreme Court of Queensland was told that Dr Price was regarded as a “skilled” and “competent” obstetrician by colleagues.