We’re uniting to change the system for good.
LANDMARK VICTORY FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS IN NEW SOUTH WALES
A settlement has been reached between the parties in the NSW junior doctors class action for $229.8 million (inclusive of legal and other costs).
In August 2024, the NSW Supreme Court approved the settlement of the NSW Junior Doctors Class Action.
Our firm conducted this landmark case in collaboration with Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
At the settlement approval hearing, the Court approved the Settlement Scheme and appointed Maurice Blackburn as the Scheme Administrator.
The Settlement Scheme establishes a procedure for the exchange of claim data between NSW Health and the Scheme Administrator, determining the eligibility of participating group members, assessing the distribution amounts and processing payments of the final distribution amounts.
“What patient wants a sleep-deprived surgeon operating on them?”
Dr Sonia Henry. ‘Junior doctors on life support’, Sydney Morning Herald, June 29 2019.
Over 60% of Junior Doctors reported a differences between their rosters and the hours they were expected to work.
*Australian Medical Association NSW (2020). Hospitals Health Check Survey.
We have shaped our approach for NSW Junior Doctors
Partnering up.
To help prosecute this action, we have chosen to collaborate with Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
Their class action team in Sydney offers a depth of experience and access to resources if and when we need them. .
Working in service.
Litigation is expensive, and we understand junior doctors may not have the means to fight this action alone.
We are pleased to offer to conduct this case on a ‘No Win No Fee’ basis. Details in respect to these arrangements will be explained during your registration of interest.
Change that lasts.
Repayment of overtime does not alone achieve lasting change. That’s why our calls for change don’t stop there.
This action will highlight the need for extra resource, education and training to change the way junior doctors are treated in their workplace.
