Friday, 20 February 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Standard of Care, Breach of Duty and the use of “Off-Label” Medication
- The common practice of off-label medication - what is it?
- Standard of care under common law and its interaction with statutory defences such as s.5O Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW)
- Meeting the standard of care where off label medication is prescribed, using medicinal cannabis and weight loss drugs as examples
Presented by Dr Ada Lim, Barrister, 3 St James Hall
Presenters
Dr. Ada Lim, Barrister, 3 St James HallPrior to coming to the Bar, Ada worked as a medical practitioner for over a decade, as a solicitor in a boutique litigation firm, and as a casual academic and research student in computer science. Ada also holds a private pilot’s license and is working toward her second and third FAI Diamonds in sailplanes. Ada is also a designated aviation medical examiner.
