‘They can be scared or dead’: GP’s warning to accused mushroom poisoner
Two GPs who treated accused mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson after she dished up a fatal lunch of beef Wellington have given evidence in her murder…
Tag: Courts
Court denies mother custody of 11-year-old to prevent doctors prescribing puberty blockers
A judge has denied a mother custody of her 11-year-old because she would likely permit “potentially life-altering and damaging” treatment with puberty blockers. Justice Andrew…
$250,000 for a private investigator? You won’t believe the ludicrous legal costs in this medical negligence claim
This opinion piece is about the ludicrously high legal costs claimed for in a medical negligence claim. The only facts I have to work with…
Supreme Court judgement limits boards’ powers to pause investigations, says AHPRA’s top lawyer
Health practitioner boards have limited powers to delay decisions indefinitely after receiving a finalised investigation report, based on a recent case, says AHPRA’s general counsel.…
Doctor jailed for six years after ‘entanglement’ with Comanchero bikie gang
A doctor who got “in over his head” after coming into contact with the Comancheros has been imprisoned for supplying garbage bags full of prescription…
Doing peer review for no money: a noble tradition or ‘conspiracy’ to enrich journal publishers?
Researchers are fighting the centuries-old tradition of unpaid peer review, claiming that publishers are banking huge profits off the back of their free labour. Four…
Expert medical witnesses have been used for centuries — replacing them could harm doctors in negligence claims
The need for expert evidence — based on a person’s training, study or experience — to assist in the determination of disputes has been with…
Junior doctors reach $175 million agreement over unpaid overtime after four-year legal battle
Current and former junior doctors in Victoria have reached a $175 million in-principle agreement with the State Government over unpaid overtime — four years after…
Dr Charlie Teo reaches legal settlement with family of glioblastoma patient who allegedly underwent futile brain surgery
Dr Charlie Teo has settled with a family who attempted to sue him for more than $1.5 million over the death of their mother, who…
Doctor’s defamation case against ‘nasty’ online reviews fails
A respiratory physician has lost a defamation claim over a targeted campaign of negative reviews after a court found insufficient evidence that the reviews had…
