Melinda Conry is a Special Counsel in HWL Ebsworth’s Health group, with over 25 years’ experience in medical negligence litigation. She acts for medical practitioners and hospitals in complex and high-value claims, including matters involving spinal and brain injury. Melinda is skilled in quantifying the cost of care in catastrophic injury cases and navigating sensitive clinical issues. She also has a particular interest in cosmetic procedures and matters involving the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW).
Melinda is known for her strategic approach and her ability to manage reputational risk in matters that attract media attention. She also has extensive experience in expeditious and efficient management of high volume portfolio claims.
Expertise
Experience
- Limitation issues Acted in a successful defence of a long-stop limitation matter Doughty v Hillier [2024] NSW SC 1220 and obtained indemnity costs Doughty v Hillier [2024] (No 2) NSWSC 1484. Also acted in a partially successful defence in a long stop limitation matter of Vonhof v Hillier [2024] NSWSC 1178.
- Mental Health Facility Successfully defended a Supreme Court claim involving a patient’s attempted suicide while on weekend leave: Smith v Pennington [2015] NSWSC 1168.
- Treating Surgeon Acted in a Supreme Court matter involving successful defence of a claim alleging failure to obtain proper consent for an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: Morocz v Marshman [2015] NSWS 325.
- Cosmetic Surgeon Represented a general practitioner in portfolio of claims following extensive media coverage.
