Wednesday, 25 June 2025
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
Medical Negligence & Civil Liability Claims
- Guidance on how legal practitioners can best prepare a medical negligence case for mediation including discussion of best practices when communicating with experts
- Overview and analysis of recent medical negligence cases (including relevant interlocutory decisions)
Presented by Scott Sherwen, Partner, Makinson d’Apice Lawyers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
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.
Scott Sherwen, Partner, Makinson d’Apice Lawyers
Scott has specialised experience in providing legal advice to individual medical practitioners and public health facilities in respect of medical negligence claims and coronial proceedings. In this regard, he has advised in relation to a number of multi-party matters, which involve complex liability, causation, contribution, and damages issues. Scott adopts a pragmatic and measured approach towards conducting litigation, which is focussed on building and maintaining strong relationships with clients by ensuring that they are in a strong position to defend claims where appropriate. Where liability is clear, Scott take steps to resolve matters in the most cost effective and timely manner possible.
