162 charges over hepatitis C scandal

THE State Government could be hit with a multi-million dollar law suit as a doctor accused of infecting women with hepatitis C faces 162 charges over the scandal.
As former abortion clinic anaesthetist James Latham Peters was granted bail after a 15-month investigation, women caught up in the Croydon Day Surgery health scandal spoke of their [...]

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Outcry at KFC plan to fight ruling

A FAMILY who were awarded damages when their daughter was left severely brain damaged after eating a KFC Twister says it is wrong for the fast food giant to appeal the court’s decision.
The family of Monika Samaan sought $10 million in compensation from KFC in the NSW Supreme Court, claiming the then seven-year-old became ill [...]

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BPC TAKE ON ITALY

One of our Partners, Courtenay Poulden has just returned from Milan following a successful settlement conference for an Australian citizen injured in a motor vehicle accident in Udinese just north of Milan.
Principals of Private International Law apply. The case was commenced in the Supreme Court of New South Wales because the injured person was a [...]

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Government to consider compensation for mums of unborn babies

Richard Noone
The Daily Telegraph
October 27, 2010 12:02PM
THE NSW Government will consider compensating women who lose their unborn child as a result of a criminal act.
But a review of legislation known as Byron’s Law stops short of recommending a specific charge – such as manslaughter – to be levelled against an offender accused of the criminal death [...]

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Nurse who exposed Jayant Patel seeks compo

By Darren Cartwright
AAP
December 16, 2011 2:27PM
WHISTLEBLOWER nurse Toni Hoffman, who exposed killer surgeon Jayant Patel, is seeking $400,000 compensation from Queensland Health for injuries and loss of income.
Ms Hoffman today told AAP the stress of exposing Patel’s malpractice, which led to three manslaughter convictions, had taken a toll on her.
She said she was also denied special leave to [...]

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