Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Consumer Rights in the Health Sector
- Misleading and deceptive conduct
- Unfair contracts
- Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
- The Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code
- Case study - Advertising of Injectable Cosmetics
- Recent increased restrictions enacted by the TGA
- Increased penalties by the TG Act
- Liability for corporate bodies in breach of ss 7
- Implications of Fidge v Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 161
Presented by Alison Choy-Flannigan, Partner and Co-Lead Healthcare, Hall & Wilcox; Recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia since 2008 for Health & Aged Care and also Retirement Living and Biotechnology; Leading Health and Aged Care Lawyer, Doyles Guide annually since 2017
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra 2023 Best Lawyers Australia. ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Insurance Canberra 2022
Presenters
Andrew Allan, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Andrew is a Partner in HWLE Lawyers Canberra office. Andrew is an expert dispute resolution lawyer and works primarily in the context of common law-based insurance schemes and administrative benefit and review schemes. Andrew was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Canberra in the 2022 edition of Best LawyersTM Australia. He was recognised as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Insurance work in Canberra in the 2021 edition. He has also been recognised in the same publication for Government Practice (2017 – 2025), Insurance (2019 – 2025) and Dispute Resolution (2020 - 2025). Andrew’s clients include the Commonwealth Government, the ACT Government, and private insurers (including medical indemnity insurers). Andrew is also an experienced immigration lawyer and assists business sponsors and individuals to obtain Australian visas.
Alison Choy-Flannigan, Partner and Co-Lead Healthcare, Hall & Wilcox
With over 25 years of corporate, commercial and regulatory experience, Alison has specialised in advising clients in the health, aged care, retirement living, disability, life sciences and community sectors. Alison co-leads the Health & Care Practice at National Law firm, Hall & Wilcox. Alison has been listed in The Best Lawyers in Australia (and the Australian Financial Review) since 2008 for Health & Aged Care and also Retirement Living and Biotechnology. She has been recognised in the Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession as a Leading Health and Aged Care Lawyer each and every year since 2017 and Chambers for Life sciences. Alison has been a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year in Health every year since 2016 and won this prestigious award in 2019, 2020 and 2021. She was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly, Women in Law Awards, Partner of the Year - Big Law, 2019 and 2021.
