Do mental health facilities increase the risk of suicide?
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…
Attempt at suicide lead to brain injury | Our client’s story
One of our negligence claims against a public mental health facility involved an avoidable - and unsuccessful – attempt at suicide leading to a brain injury. Our client – a…
Liability for failure to admit suicidal patient | Our client’s story
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…
Royal Commission hearings wrap up
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety had its final hearings wrap up today, and leading aged care lawyer and advocate on aged care reform, Catherine Henry, says…
Chewing the fat on bariatric surgery
More Australians then ever are turning to bariatric surgery to shed unwanted weight. Australia’s battle with the bulge is becoming a national health crisis. Indeed, burgeoning waistlines are on the…
Injuries from Vaginal Birth | Our Client’s Story
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…
Inappropriate use of restraint in residential aged care
The use of restraints in aged care facilities is a controversial and difficult topic. Aged care facilities are permitted to restrain residents and sometimes this is in the best interests…
Catherine Henry Lawyers supports Red Nose Day
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…
Aged Care Royal Commission Update – Melbourne hearings, Delay to final report, Submission period extended
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety resumed public hearings this month with a hearing in Melbourne between July 15 and 17. In the spotlight was the provision…
3 must have inclusions in your residential aged care agreement
Once you have accepted a place at an aged care facility or nursing home, they will send you one or more contracts to formalise their offer. The documents are given…
July 1 Medical Indemnity Law Reform to be tested to help victims of disgraced Dr Blackstock
The specialist health and medical law firm representing 65 victims of disgraced cosmetic surgeon, Dr Leslie Blackstock, is testing new reforms to medical indemnity laws to help its clients and…
Dr Blackstock victim settles claim for botched breast implants l Our client’s story
Melissa Harrison’s experience of breast augmentation by disgraced cosmetic surgeon, Dr Blackstock, was so horrific that she says she contemplated taking her own life. A mother of three and a…
Improper sepsis treatment caused serious injury | Our Client’s Story
We sought damages for our client in a case brought in the Supreme Court of NSW for serious injury as a result of improper sepsis treatment. Our client had been…
Aged Care Royal Commission hearings to resume as 4 Corners reports on Newmarch House tragedy
It is pleasing to see that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will resume hearings next month after pausing in light of coronavirus - this coincides with…
Will changes, possible elder abuse and capacity issues | Our Client’s Story
When our client’s elderly sister made Will changes, removing her family and leaving her estate to a young couple she had just met, concerns of possible elder abuse were raised…
Inappropriate use of Gentamicin caused permanent damage | Our Client’s Story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team has settled a claim for a large sum through mediation for a woman whose distinguished career was cut short due to permanent damage caused…
Elective surgery error led to sepsis and leg amputation | Our Client’s Story
The skill and knowledge of our in-house practice nurse was instrumental in successfully settling a claim for medical negligence by our client against a local NSW area health service and…
Damages awarded due to inappropriately prescribed Gentamicin | Our Client’s Story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team has secured sizeable damages for our client after he was inappropriately prescribed Gentamicin whilst in hospital. What is Gentamicin? Gentamicin is a powerful antibiotic…
Unnecessary administration of Gentamicin caused irreparable damage | Our Client’s story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team has settled our client’s claim for a large sum after she suffered from the unnecessary administration of Gentamicin whilst in hospital. What is Gentamicin?…
Damages awarded for fistula caused by surgical error | Our Client’s Story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team secured sizeable damages for a fistula, caused by a surgical error which robbed our client of his quality of life. 11 follow up surgeries…
Death of a loved one because of negligent hospital care | Our Client’s Story
We have successfully settled a claim for a large sum for our clients against a regional hospital and a general practitioner for negligent hospital care. The personal injury claim and…
Settlement paid for inappropriate treatment with Gentamicin | Our Client’s Story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team settled a claim with a hospital during mediation for a large sum on behalf of a client who experienced inappropriate treatment with Gentamicin. What…
Hospitals forced to pay compensation over excessive doses of Gentamicin | Our Client’s Story
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ health law team settled a claim for a large sum on behalf of a successful businessman and talented musician whose life has been forever altered by excessive…
Mother murdered by a nursing assistant | Our Client’s Story
We successfully settled a negligence claim for our client who suffered mental harm (also known as ‘nervous shock’) when her mother was murdered by a nursing assistant at a facility…
Negligence claim settled for Stillbirth | Our Client’s Story
We successfully settled our client’s claim for negligence for mental harm caused by mismanagement of her pregnancy which resulted in the tragic stillbirth of her daughter. Hospital failure to diagnose…
Settlement for mismanagement by gynaecologist Dr Richard Reid | Our Client’s Story
We have achieved a substantial settlement for our client who experienced continuous mismanagement and unnecessary surgeries by her gynaecologist, Dr Richard Reid, over 10 years. Catherine Henry Lawyers’ highly experienced…
Claim settled for negligence leading to Stillbirth | Our Client’s Story
We successfully resolved a claim for negligence leading to stillbirth caused by a hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat her pre-eclampsia and HELLP (Haemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelet)…
Significant compensation recovered after failed tubal ligation | Our Client’s Story
We helped a woman successfully resolve a case against a regional public hospital (“the hospital”) in respect of a failed tubal ligation. Background The procedure was performed by a first-year…
Mental health unit dismissed anxious patient | Our Client’s Story
We recently acted for the family members of a woman who successfully committed suicide while she was an inpatient at a mental health unit of a regional hospital. During her…
Protracted labour caused baby’s hypoxic brain damage | Our Client’s Story
At the birth of their first child, our clients suffered terrible complications during labour and delivery at a Western Sydney hospital. The baby was ultimately born via emergency caesarean section…