Slaughter v Harvey
[2021] QDC 156 · Barlow QC DCJ
Incident & injury
Alleged negligent psychiatric treatment, including misdiagnosis of depressive illness and prescription of psychiatric medications causing side effects, over the period 1984 to 2016.
- Body regions
- Psychiatric, Neurological
- Diagnoses
- Alleged medication side effects, Alleged misdiagnosis of depressive illness
Quick facts
- Date of judgment
- 29 July 2021
- Claim type
- PIPA Medical Negligence
- Proceeding
- Interlocutory
- Plaintiff outcome
- N/A
- Occupation
- Not stated
Outcome
Defendant's application under s 35 of PIPA to compel the plaintiff to attend a psychiatric medical examination was adjourned. The court found that two requirements (taking a photograph; sessions exceeding two hours without consent) would be unreasonable, but that refusal of a support person and refusal to permit recording did not make the examination unreasonable. Adjourned to allow the defendant to ascertain whether nominated psychiatrists would agree to revised conditions. Costs reserved.
Key issues
Slaughter v Harvey [2021] QDC 156
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