4c. Understanding Legal Liability for Medical Clinic Owners: Key Risks and Protections
Tracks
Track 3
| Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
| 14:20 - 15:15 |
| Eureka room 2 |
Details
Medical clinic owners are responsible for ensuring both patient care and compliance with regulatory requirements. This presentation will explore the various types of legal liabilities clinic owners might encounter, such as malpractice claims, employee-related issues, patient confidentiality breaches, and non-compliance with healthcare regulations.
The aim is to provide practice owners with an in-depth understanding of the legal liabilities they may face and how to mitigate associated risks. By addressing critical legal concepts, attendees will learn about their responsibilities, potential pitfalls, and strategies to protect their clinics.
Learning Outcome: • Practice owners will have a clear framework for managing legal risks effectively, ensuring both the safety of their patients and the longevity of their practices.
Learning Outcome: • Practice owners will have a clear framework for managing legal risks effectively, ensuring both the safety of their patients and the longevity of their practices.
Speaker
Mr Nicholas Mann
Founder And Principal
Polaris Lawyers
4e. Understanding Legal Liability for Medical Clinic Owners: Key Risks and Protections
Biography
Nick is a lawyer, boutique law firm founder and personal injury litigation specialist with 20 years’ experience in the legal profession. He has practiced law in a range of jurisdictions and practice areas, focusing on injuries litigation and health law in a number of Australian states, and commercial and medical litigation and government affairs in Samoa. He has a particular interest in corporate governance and in training, development and mentoring. He has a Master of Laws from Melbourne University, and is a Senior Fellow at the University's Law School - lecturing in Personal Injury Litigation.
