The Lawfluent Podcast

7. Redefining Medical Law with Clare Eves

Season 1 Episode 7

Today we sat down with Clare Eves, the National Practice Leader for Medical Law at Shine Lawyers, Queensland.  Clare leads a national team of expert medical negligence lawyers.  To date, Clare and Shine’s medical law team have won landmark decisions in a number of jurisdictions, achieving unprecedented damages for deserving clients

In this episode we discuss:

  • The typical day for Clare as a National Practice Leader for Medical Law.
  • How medical misdiagnosis of illness and disease cases have been affected by COVID-19's pressure-driven impacts on hospitals (cancellation of elective surgeries and medical appointments being held virtually rather than in person).
  • The contrast of her medical negligence work in NCAT vs. in an adversarial court.
  • The challenging claim for Nancy Mules - Awarded the highest damages for an injury in Queensland's history.
  • Good opportunities for law reform within her field.
  • Tips for future medical lawyers to excel in the field.


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Learn more about Clare:

  • https://www.shine.com.au/meet-the-team/lawyers/clare-eves
  • LinkedIn: @Clare Eves

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