Serious data and privacy breaches are rapidly rising across the healthcare sector. In this article, Special Counsel Hayley Bowman and…
Insights Sectors: Health
Feb 26, 2024
INSIGHT: Selling your dental practice: legal tips for maximising your outcomes
Selling a dental practice can be a complex and time-consuming process. Partnering with a lawyer will ensure you maximise your…
Jan 24, 2024
INSIGHT: Selling your medical practice: Legal tips for making it a pain-free process
Meridian Lawyers acts for doctors in the sale and purchase of their medical practices. Navigating the many legal aspects of…
Dec 4, 2023
INSIGHT: Dispensing with inappropriate behaviour – a guide for pharmacists
This article was first published by the Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) in their November 2023 PDL Practice Alert. In recent…
Oct 9, 2023
INSIGHT: Cyber Security Awareness Month – Are you cyber aware?
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). CSAM is an annual reminder for Australians to stay safe online and protect…
Sep 26, 2023
INSIGHT: NSW Supreme Court reaffirms expert witnesses are immune from suit
Hastwell v Parmegiani [2023] NSWSC 1016 In Hastwell v Parmegiani [2023] NSWSC 1016, the NSW Supreme Court reaffirmed the immunity…
Aug 29, 2023
INSIGHT: Pharmacy Location Rules – understanding the process for PBS approval in large medical centres
Seeking to establish a new PBS approved pharmacy in a large medical centre is made less complex by partnering with…
Aug 18, 2023
INSIGHT: Buying and selling a pharmacy | Why it makes good business sense to partner with a lawyer
Many complexities can arise during your pharmacy ownership journey. It makes good business sense to partner early with a trusted…
Aug 3, 2023
INSIGHT: Can a patient under 18 provide informed consent?
There is no clear yes or no answer. As we explain, consent will depend on the individual. In any case,…
Jul 31, 2023
INSIGHT: ACT Court of Appeal overturns onerous duty finding confirming that there is no general duty on a GP to follow-up or escalate referrals
Abstract The ACT Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of Rubino v Ziaee[1] in which the Supreme Court of…
Jul 4, 2023
INSIGHT: Deal or No Deal: from handshakes, heads of agreement to contracts – what’s legally binding, and what’s not?
Many court cases going back to the 1800s have considered whether real life sets of events or circumstances amount to…