Beth is a health lawyer based in Melbourne. She advises and represents medical indemnity insurers, public and private hospitals, doctors and allied health professionals across a broad range of health matters.
Beth has extensive experience acting for hospitals and medical practitioners in complex and high-quantum Supreme Court and County Court medical negligence proceedings. In addition to this work, Beth assists clients in relation to disciplinary investigations and proceedings, coronial investigations, employment disputes and medical college disputes.
Beth also has experience advising health practitioners in relation to investigations conducted by Medicare and/or the Professional Services Review in relation to Medicare servicing.
Beth has been recognised in Best Lawyers as an expert in medical negligence for the years 2022 to 2027 and as an expert in health and aged care for the years 2026 and 2027. Beth was also listed as a recommended lawyer in Doyle’s Guide in the field of defendant medical negligence in 2025.
Expertise
Experience
- Litigation Acting for medical practitioners and hospitals in relation to multi-million dollar medical negligence birth injury claims. These matters often involve multiple defendants, complex causation issues and / or complex legal issues such as wrongful birth.
- Litigation Advising clients in relation to claims for nervous shock, dependency and WorkCover / TAC recoveries.
- Coronial inquests Acting for individuals, hospitals and health entities at coronial inquest. This includes high profile matters with substantial media attention.
- Medicare Assisting medical practitioners respond to investigations conducted by Medicare and/or the Professional Services Review in relation to suspected inappropriate practice in the servicing of Medicare.
- Disciplinary Advising and acting for doctors in Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal matters in relation to allegations of professional misconduct and/or unprofessional conduct.
- Disciplinary Assisting medical professionals respond to a notice of intention to take ‘immediate action’ to suspend medical registration.