11-4-22 / Michael Trim, Matthew Hickey OAM, Rachel De Luchi — Building & Construction, Contract, Professional Negligence
In a proceeding concerning alleged breaches of contract and negligence in the construction of a high-rise apartment building at Hamilton, three separate defendants sought to strike out aspects of the plaintiff's claims against them. In this application, Matthew Hickey OAM (instructed by DLA Piper) appeared for the successful second defendant. In…
30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Appellate, Insurance, Professional Negligence
An appeal from a decision in which the appellant's claim for medical negligence against a doctor and a hospital (arising from in-hospital treatment of the appellant, an 80 year old woman, who had suffered a stroke) had been dismissed at first instance. The appellant unsuccessfully sought to adduce further evidence…
24-3-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Professional Negligence
An 80-year-old woman, with a 40-year history of chronic glaucoma (which she knew would eventually cause her to go blind), brought an application for leave to commence proceedings out of time, against her treating ophthalmologist. She proposed to claim that the doctor's treatment, rather than her underlying condition, had caused…
24-1-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Professional Negligence
The Southern Coroner conducted an inquest into the death of an elderly woman following a radiological procedure in a suburban clinic. Matthew Hickey appeared for the radiologist who had administered the procedure, instructed by Minter Ellison.
10-10-19 / Matthew Hickey OAM — Professional Negligence
The plaintiff, an 84-year-old woman, suffered a stroke. Upon her arrival at the Cairns Hospital (which the second defendant operates), the medical team (including the first defendant, an experienced neurologist) treated the plaintiff with thrombolysis. She survived but, despite that treatment, was paralysed. The plaintiff claimed her treatment, not the…
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