SRB Legal has an extensive range of experience in managing medical and health insurance claims for a variety of national and state-based insurers.
Over the years, we have built up considerable expertise in the management of complex and catastrophic claims. We have managed some of WA’s most high profile, complex and catastrophic claims and we have an impressive track record of resolving catastrophic claims in clinical liability.
We also have considerable experience in managing claims, ranging from simple to complex, including self-represented litigants.
We act in disciplinary matters for medical and various health professionals.
How we manage claims
SRB Legal’s medical and health lawyers focus on providing sound advice from the outset of any claim. We work with our clients to develop clearly conceived legal strategies to manage all aspects of the process. We focus on risk management and prompt resolution of complaints before they become claims, while also protecting professional reputations and, where requested, handling media interest. We work to reduce the impact of a claim on the health professional’s business and resolve disputes as quickly, efficiently and economically as possible, whether it is through adjudication, arbitration, mediation or litigation.
Our lawyers also have extensive experience in managing highly confidential information and navigating the privacy minefield. Our lawyers skillfully manage overlapping issues of privilege, public interest immunity, confidentiality and privacy to produce the best results, without compromise to ethical and legal implications inherent in highly sensitive matters.
The types of claims we handle:
SRB Legal’s medical and health lawyers have a wide ranging claims experience that spans:
- professional malpractice, ‘failure to warn’ and misdiagnosis claims
- catastrophic claims involving brain damage and paraplegia
- cancer diagnosis and treatment claims
- birth claims including injuries and wrongful birth
- failed sterilisation claims
- orthopaedic claims
- dependency claims
- absconding psychiatric/suicide claims
- infections contracted in hospital
- surgical claims, for example perforations
- failures of therapeutic devices
- adverse drug reactions
- medical product liability claims (for example toxic shock)
- nervous shock claims
- acting for indemnified medical and allied health service practitioners in investigations and disciplinary proceedings.
Coronial inquiries and inquests
SRB Legal’s medical and health lawyers have often provided representation at Coronial inquiries and inquests. We expertly advise on obligations to report deaths, attend and give evidence at inquests and in relation to representation at inquests.
Our advice has also encompassed strategic planning in terms of minimising the impact of negative findings by the Coroner, as well as consideration of evidence in relation to its impact on future litigation. We also prepare submissions to the Coroner on the evidence, to assist with findings and recommendations in particular claims.
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