GP on $1 million bail over sexual assault charges
A GP accused of sexually assaulting two women and now charged with the rape of a third patient has been granted bail of $1 million.…
Tag: Courts
Gynaecologist to pay compensation after performing unnecessary endometrial ablation
Dr Emil Gayed must pay damages to a patient who discovered by accident that he performed needless and “outdated” surgeries on her, including an endometrial…
‘Not ethical or trustworthy’: ENT surgeon convinced patients to invest $500,000 in his clinics
An ENT surgeon who convinced two patients to invest over $500,000 in his business only to use some of the money for his personal use…
‘I would do anything to have made different decisions’: junior doctor on toddler’s sepsis death
Two doctors who treated a toddler who died of sepsis have told an inquest that they wish they had acted differently. Dr Christopher Morris was…
The $24 million patient inheritance case: GP avoids suspension in final chapter of seven-year saga
“Twenty-four million inherited from a patient? You must have one hell of a bedside manner.” As Dr Peter Alexakis left his Sydney practice one night,…
Top cardiologist lodges his defence in sexual harassment case
A prominent cardiologist accused of sexually harassing a former employee has filed his defence in the Federal Court of Australia. Jennifer De Jongh, 29, is…
‘Cavalier rather than caring’: Judge rejects doctor’s appeal against damning inquest findings
Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: This story contains references to a deceased person. A doctor has lost his appeal against a coroner’s findings…
Court rejects second negligence claim against radiologist over a myelogram he performed 47 years ago
Two decades after winning a negligence claim over a myelogram he performed way back in 1977, a Sydney radiologist could be forgiven for thinking the…
Patient who attempted to murder GP with an axe jailed for 23 years
A man who tried to kill a GP with an axe after stalking her for years will spend more than two decades in prison after…
GP who inherited patient’s $30m estate wins latest legal challenge in Court of Appeal
A GP who inherited the bulk of his patient’s $30 million estate has won the latest legal challenge over the fortune, launched by the Salvation…
