Lead Article – May 2022 Repetition It is both fascinating and infuriating that little seems to change in the medicolegal sphere. There have been some major advances over the last decade or two with PIPA and the CLA but in … Read More
Case Vignette – May 2022 Do X-rays Lie? With traumatic lesions, there is an old saying that the situation can “never be better than the worst x-ray”. There is much truth in this axiom. It means that if you can … Read More
General Advice – May 2022 How to Succeed with a Negligence Claim Don’t expect to read about any tricks. There are none. Instead, careful scrutiny of all of the records and radiographs, separation of complications from under-performance, a careful analysis … Read More
Lead Article – April 2022 No Wonder Plaintiffs Are Confused I recently examined a patient with a sore back. He had a congenital (from birth) pars defect at L5 and a spondylolisthesis of L5 on the sacrum. In simple language, … Read More
Case Vignette – April 2022 How Much Is An Injury Really Worth? I recall a youngish woman (33 years of age) who was bumped by a horse and fell gracefully onto soft lawn. The entire event was witnessed by many … Read More
General Advice – April 2022 Why Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Do It? Orthopaedic Surgeons who proffer advice through medicolegal reports are usually motivated by at least two stimuli. The first is a genuine interest in matters of both medical and … Read More
Lead Article – March 2022 Mandatory Reporting I recently attended a dinner hosted by, and for, members of both the legal and medical professions in Queensland. There were three speakers dealing with the topic of mandatory reporting and all came … Read More
Case Vignette – March 2022 I Sometimes Change My Mind Prior to seeing a patient for a personal injury claim, I read the available documentation. This includes hospital and medical notes, recordings from the general practitioner and importantly, specialty notes … Read More
General Advice – March 2022 Please Pay Your Bills Medical negligence cases typically involve reams and reams (or megabytes and megabytes) of material to decipher, digest and analyse carefully. It takes many hours. Some solicitors, typically those acting for … Read More
Lead Article – February 2022 What’s the Difference Between the Heart and the Brain? From the medical perspective, there are very significant differences between these two important organs. I won’t bore you with them. From the legal perspective, the … Read More