What is Health Law? It’s a discipline that
includes any area of law affecting health.
This is quite board. While it’s commonly
associated with personal services law like
torts, criminal law, family law, capacity
and consent, guardianship and so on, health
law is certainly not confined to these.
I’m John Gallagher from Argon Law and I
would like to discuss the concept of Health
Law with you.
The health sector is highly regulated. Laws
which govern the delivery and development
of health services are complex. These draw
on many areas of commercial law including
property law, contract law, intellectual property
law, corporate law, administrative law, employment
law, professional accreditation and conduct
and trust law.
The health sector experiences additional challenges
that are difficult to navigate no matter what
side of the fence you sit on. These arise
through a complex web of balancing and competing
priorities, which include resource allocation,
accessibility, need, the type of health service
involved, insurance, research, teaching and
innovation. All of these things not only affect
the types of legal services provided, but
also the level of risk assumed.
Where health law is concerned, the best legal
outcomes are usually achieved by lawyers who
understand the health system itself and the
challenges experienced by the professionals
who work within that system.
At Argon Law, we understand that system. It
doesn’t matter whether you’re a GP setting
up your own practice, an allied health professional
looking to collocate with other health professionals,
a larger company contracting with government
to provide services for the benefit of the
health sector or in government itself, we
can help you all.
If you have any queries about legal matters
relating to health or any other aspect of
commercial law, then please contact us at
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