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Brit is a Partner in HWL Ebsworth's National Health Group specialising in Health and Medical Law. She has nearly 30 years experience as a litigation lawyer, specifically in the areas of Health Law, Medical Negligence/Malpractice and Insurance Law. Brit acts for medical defence organisations, insurers, health practitioners and various allied health professionals, private hospitals, aged care facilities, allied health entities and other health facilities in both litigated and non-litigated matters. She also advises health and aged care clients in relation to dispute resolution, employment disputes, privacy issues, HCCC and APHRA complaints, coronial investigations, inquiries, royal commissions, historical abuse claims, product liability claims, compliance and risk management, as well as assisting health care professionals with respect to professional conduct investigations, hospital investigations, disciplinary proceedings (including before NCAT), mandatory reporting and College disputes.Brit also has extensive experience advising health facilities on risk management issues, legislative changes, compliance and privacy matters. Brit was named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Health and Aged Care Law by Best Lawyers Australia for the 2022 and 2018 editions. She has been listed in Best Lawyers for Medical Negligence, Health & Aged Care Law and Insurance Law every year since 2013.She is vice president of the Medico-Legal Society of NSW and member of the Ramsay Health Care Human Research Ethics Committee.Specialties: Health and aged care law, medical law, medical negligence, litigation, claims and complaints against health professionals and health entities, insurance law, disciplinary, risk management, compliance and privacy, public liability, product liability, professional indemnity, alternative dispute resolution, royal commissions

Listed skills include Litigation, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice, Legal Advice, and 23 others.