April 2005

Medico-legal head to head

Monash University’s best legal and medical minds will discuss the proposition that litigation is causing the death of medical practice during the 2005 Great Law Week debate.

Guest moderator for the medico-legal debate presented by Monash Law School and the Law Institute of Victoria will be Monash alumnus Dr Sally Cockburn aka Dr Feelgood.

Monash will pit the affirmative team of medical experts—Health Services Commissioner Beth Wilson, former Southern Health Service Chief Medical Officer Dr Syd Allen and current Monash medicine/law student Dev Kevat against legal eagles David Galbally QC, Simon K. Wilson QC and recent Monash law/economics graduate and best speaker in the world at the 2005 University Debating Championships Kylie Lane.

The five-member judging panel will include the Dean of Monash Law Professor Arie Freiberg, Law Institute of Victoria President Victoria Strong, GP and former chair of the Department of General Practice at Monash Professor John Murtagh, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bob Falconer and president of the Monash Association of Debaters Jake Clifton

The debate will be held on Wednesday, May 18, at 5.30p.m. at the Clemenger Auditorium, National Gallery of Victoria.

• For more information contact Sam Hawkins on 9905 2326 or email sam.hawkins@law.monash.edu.au.