Two highly experienced senior lawyers have joined the team at Hunter-based Catherine Henry Lawyers (CHL) as part of the firm’s plans to ensure it is the leading health and relationship…
Catherine Henry Lawyers is a finalist in the upcoming Australian Law Awards. The firm is one of 10 finalists vying for the Regional-Suburban Law Firm of the Year. Principal, Catherine…
Regional NSW based health lawyer and Australian Lawyers’ Alliance (ALA) NSW spokesperson on health, Catherine Henry, has welcomed the start of parliamentary inquiry community hearings in rural towns but is…
Hunter based health lawyer and Australian Lawyers’ Alliance (ALA) NSW spokesperson on health, Catherine Henry, is disappointed that the parliamentary inquiry brought on by the crisis in regional and rural…
There is a current Upper House parliamentary inquiry into health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote NSW. ALA member, Kasarne Burgan, and I wrote a submission to…
Legal knowledge can make you more aware of issues that affect you, the hidden risks and things that can go wrong in common transactions, and alternative options available to…
A NSW lawyer and national aged care advocate, Catherine Henry, has been named as the 2021 Newcastle Local Woman of the Year. Ms Henry was selected for her enduring commitment…
The Federal Government must act quickly to implement the recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission to prevent further deaths, abuse and neglect in aged care homes, says Hunter based…
A research paper released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety this month supports the call by experts, and many previous inquiries, for major changes to Australia's…
Our firm’s Principal, Catherine Henry, has been named an inspiring business woman in an article in the Daily Telegraph’s The Newcastle News. The story listed 20 women whom it described as…
Catherine Henry Lawyers' Senior Associate, Tanya Chapman, explains how business can stymie elder abuse. Where were you raised and what influenced your career? I was raised in Orange NSW. My…
Newcastle lawyer, Catherine Henry, has received a national civil justice award on top of other accolades for her work in aged care and health law. On December 4 in Canberra,…
Catherine Henry Lawyers and its principal, Catherine Henry, have again been recognised in the prestigious 2020 Doyles Guide lists of NSW’s top medical negligence compensation lawyers and law firms. Ms…
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…
For those of you who thought the Stolen Generation was a thing of the past - think again. The annual Family Matters report - issued this week – shows that…
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…
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…
The 2020 federal budget has failed to address the systemic problems in aged care that COVID-19 has tragically exposed, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA). “We have a chronically underfunded…
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…
Hunter health and aged care lawyer, Catherine Henry, has taken out a top honour at the prestigious Australian Law Awards held on Friday (August 7) night. The principal of Newcastle-based…
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…
The Australian Government needs to do much more than extend the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner to tackle the disproportionately greater number of poor health outcomes experienced by…
The tragic number of deaths at Newmarch House exposes all that is wrong with Australia’s residential aged care system and why the Australian government needs to undertake urgent reform to…
The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating the importance and usefulness of advance care directives (ACDs) – sometimes referred to “living wills”. We have been talking about ACDs for years but, as…
Two new major reports for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety by Flinders University researchers show that Australia is lagging well behind other overseas countries when it…
Leading health and medical lawyer Catherine Henry and her firm have both been recognised in the prestigious Doyles Guide lists of NSW’s top medical negligence and malpractice compensation lawyers and…
The Aged Care Act 1997 needs to be rewritten to improve safety and quality in aged care says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) ahead of the release of the preliminary…
The founder and Principal of Catherine Henry Lawyers has been named as a finalist in the Newcastle Business Club Awards. Catherine Henry joins Ian Jones, Ian Tresidder, Jennifer Parkes and…
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has release a paper Elder abuse: key issues and emerging evidence. The paper provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia. It discusses key…
The return of Liberal/National party governments at both state and federal level in recent elections has undoubtedly set back the cause of abortion reform - an issue that the vast…