Health and Medical Law - Lawyers for Canberra, Queanbeyan and district

Health and Medical law is a complex area of law and elringtons provides Canberra, Queanbeyan and South-Eastern NSW with specialist legal services in this complex area.

We have genuine industry knowledge and experience about health and medical care which enable us to think differently about health and medical law issues. Our in-depth understanding of health and medical law issues enable us to better understand our clients’ needs, meaning we are better positioned to achieve our clients’ desired outcomes.

What is health and medical law?

Health law covers things such as:

Medical negligence
Consenting to medical treatment
Standards of care in nursing homes
Advanced care/health directives for people lacking capacity to make healthcare decisions
Choosing and refusing treatment, including at the end of life
Euthanasia
Children’s health issues
Assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF
Approval of medications and therapeutic devices
Business in healthcare

Our Services

Expertise in Health and Medical law

Health and medical law is a separate and complex legal area. Medical negligence is not just another type of personal injury. Creation of GP practices and other health business is not just another business law matter. You need a specialist for this specialist legal area.

We are different from other law firms because we have:

Inside knowledge about the health industry;
University acquired knowledge about injuries and disease;
An understanding of how healthcare should be provided;
Experience working with health professionals; and
A proud history of success for clients in the Canberra, Queanbeyan, Bega, Cooma, Batemans Bay, Merimbula and other South-Eastern NSW areas.

Elringtons resources

For more information on our special health and medical law services please see the following: