In August 2020, the Federal Minister responsible for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, announced the “most substantial package of reforms” to affect the NDIS since it began. In November 2020, the…
WRMF v National Disability Insurance Agency [2019] AATA 1771 – May 2020 The respondent, a woman in her 40s, sought a review of an NDIA decision requiring the Tribunal to…
Jourfian v National Disability Insurance Agency [2020] AATA 1883 – June 2020 Mr Jourfian was involved in a motor vehicle accident in 2009, in which he was struck by a…
XXWC v National Disability Insurance Agency [2020] AATA 923 – May 2020 XXWC is a three-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when he was 18 months old.…
The Medical Board of Australia has published a new Code of Conduct for Australian doctors titled Good Medical Practice. It describes what is expected of all doctors to deliver good…
Rosemary Listing has joined Newcastle-based firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, as Special Counsel in Health Law. Rosemary specialises in medical negligence, consumer protection, and product liability. Head of Health Law and…
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ Health Law team successfully resolved a damages claim for a client who sued for clinically inappropriate cosmetic dental work. Our client wanted to improve her smile Our…
Our Health and Medical Law team handles many medical negligence cases for our clients. We help them to gain compensation for their economic and non-economic losses resulting from failures by…
In a recently published case - Jones v Braund (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 54 - a man was awarded more than $177,000 in damages for suffering after having a failed…
Our health law team helped a social worker in regional NSW to successfully respond to a complaint made against her by a client to the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission. Her client alleged…
Leading, regional NSW-based health lawyer, Catherine Henry, says a proposal to scrap mental health treatment plans in favour of online assessment tools is concerning for GPs and for people experiencing…
We acted for a number of family members of a woman who tragically died from septic shock from the complications of weight loss surgery. The deceased had a BMI of…
Our client was 123 kilograms when she was advised to undergo gastric band surgery. The defendant doctor – a general surgeon - was dismissive of the potential risks pre-surgery. Our…
More Australians than ever are turning to surgery to shed unwanted weight. Australia’s battle with the bulge is becoming a national health crisis. Indeed, burgeoning waistlines are on the rise,…
A leading regional NSW based law firm that specialises in legal support for women is in the running for two national 2020 Australian Women in Law Awards. Catherine Henry Lawyers…
Consumers need easy access to data about the performance of individual aged care facilities so that they can make informed decisions, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA). ALA spokesperson and…
We were pleased to participate recently in the launch of the University of Newcastle Law School Older Persons Legal Clinic. The clinic began seeing clients over 12 months ago, but…
WARNING: This story talks about an Aboriginal person who has died We acted for an Indigenous woman from western NSW –a woman of the Ngemba, Ualarai, Murrawarri and Wailwan people –…
WARNING: This story talks about an Aboriginal person who has died Catherine Henry Lawyers is a supporter of the National Justice Project co-founded by civil rights lawyer George Newhouse. NJP…
NAIDOC week invites all Australians to embrace the true history of Australia. With the spotlight on Indigenous communities, we look at the issue of stillbirth - the hidden tragedy impacting…
WARNING TO READERS WHO ARE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER. This story talks about people who have died. Our client was only 50 when she died. She had an elective…
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has appropriately spent time looking at the specific and, at times, unique problems Indigenous Australians face in relation to aged care.…
A number of cases before the courts emanating from treatment in the Hunter region have drawn attention to the quality of care in our mental health facilities. Over the course…
We acted for the parents of a young man against a mental health facility who were found liable for failure to admit a suicidal patient - their son. The deceased…
6-12 September is Birth Trauma Awareness Week where we recognise the stories of people who have experienced trauma as a result of child birth. The Week is also a time…
A few years ago we acted for a couple who lost their baby following a prolonged labour at home. The mother decided early in her pregnancy that she wished to…
There are a lot of things to think about when it comes to childbirth, especially the first time. There is much written about “normal childbirth” but what does this mean?…
We acted for a 24-year-old woman from regional NSW who sustained very severe physical and psychological injuries during the traumatic birth of her second child. In fact, our client’s injuries…
Weekend media reports of incidents at Dubbo and Taree hospitals show the need for government action on disproportionate funding and outcomes in regional NSW hospitals to deliver a fairer health…
The team at Catherine Henry Lawyers supports Red Nose Day on August 14, 2020. Here’s why, and how you can help reduce Australia’s still too high child-death rate. What is…