Fax
(02) 8233 0333

Email
p.dwyer@mauricebyers.com

Admission to Bar
1978

Mediator
Acc. M. LEADR

Practice areas include:
- Common Law: esp. Professional Negligence, Health Professionals, Institutions, Hospitals; Product Liability (esp. drugs); Public Liability; so-called ‘toxic tort' cases

- Administrative Law: incl. under various Commonwealth health related legislation incl. drugs, devices, pathology and other health services

- Professional Disciplinary Proceedings: health professionals.

- Coronial Inquests: incl. ‘deaths in custody' esp. drug/alcohol related; suicides; police pursuits; sieges; infant care; those involving health professionals / institutions.

- Criminal Law: offences under State Poisons & Therapeutic Goods Act; Commonwealth National Health Act; Therapeutic Goods Act; Health Insurance Act;

- Human Research and Experimentation Law: including issues of consent, insurance/indemnity for drug manufacturers, hospitals/other research institutions in clinical trials of drugs, medical devices, surgical and other procedures.

- Sports Law: drug related.

Academic appointment
Adjunct Associate Professor (Law & Ethics)
Postgraduate Studies in Pharmaceutical Medicine & Drug Development,
School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

Other positions
- Chairperson, N.S.W Pharmacy Tribunal.

- Legal Member (1984-2009), Human Research Ethics Committee, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

- Member, Australian Olympic Committee Panel available to chair a National Appeals Tribunal to hear appeals concerning nomination / selection process, 2004 Olympiad; 2006 Winter Olympics.

Other qualifications / memberships
- Pharmacy

- Master of Science & Society (MSc. Soc.) UNSW (included research study on Scientific Fraud & Misconduct)

- Fellow (Hon.) Australian College of Legal Medicine

- Member, Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL)

- President, Australian Academy of Forensic sciences

- Fellow and Vice-President, Australasian College of Biochemical Scientists.

- Member, ANZ Forensic Science Society

- Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

- Member, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

- Member, Drug Information Association (DIA)

- Member, American Society for Pharmacy Law

- Member, Pharmacy Law & Ethics Association (PLEA), UK

- Honorary Life Member, Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales

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