Lawyers, judges want more courtrooms out west

The legal fraternity has called for a major expansion of court infrastructure in western Sydney to meet the growing number of civil, commercial, and criminal cases. The arrival of the four big accounting firms – PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY – in Parramatta has driven an...

Can I sue my doctor for bad advice?

A claim can be brought against a doctor for bad advice so long as that advice is considered negligent. When a doctor fails to exercise the proper standards of care, including giving bad advice to a patient, it isn’t necessarily negligence. Bad advice can simply be an...

Inherent risks of medical procedures

Doctors have a duty to warn you of inherent risks involved in a medical procedure.  A doctor’s duty to warn of inherent risks is to protect you from injury that is unacceptable. If for example, you underwent a surgical procedure relating to your spine. The doctor...