Health and Ageing Litigation

Minter Ellison brings to our health and ageing sector clients expertise gained in acting in some of Australia's most significant commercial cases. We understand the risks, costs and distraction from our client's core activities that litigation can bring and our aim is to give a clear assessment of the risks and chances of success and options for bringing about an early resolution of the dispute.

As a full service health practice, our health team comprises lawyers with extensive litigation experience in all areas of the sector. Medical malpractice litigation comprises the bulk of the health teams litigation workload and extends across the entire spectrum of claims. As key advisors to our health industry clients, we are often called upon at an early stage following a clinical incident to provide risk management advice, respond to patient complaints, assist in the pre-litigation phase and where necessary, defend litigated claims. As such, our lawyers have developed a proven track record identifying meritorious claims, evaluating risk and defending those claims where these is no exposure for our clients.

Our lawyers have acted for commercial insurers in respect of injuries sustained by patients and visitors and for medical products manufacturers in the defence of sensitive product liability actions and in claims arising out of defective medical prosthesis. In addition, our lawyers have experience in both prosecuting and defending health care providers being investigated or prosecuted by their relevant registration boards.

Disclaimer: Some of the information on this page refers to our experience in Australian States and Territories other than New South Wales. Due to advertising restrictions in New South Wales, we are prohibited from publishing information about some of the legal services which we provide in that State.