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...

Do doctors have to warn of risks?

Medical practitioners owe patients a duty to exercise reasonable skill and care in the provision of professional advice and treatment. This duty extends to the provision of information. Doctors must warn patients of material risk inherent in the proposed treatment. A...