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Your Medical Law Specialists

Stronger together

If you’ve been injured by your healthcare provider, you’ll need strength and courage to take action. We can help.

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Your Medical Law Specialists

Stronger together

If you’ve been injured by your healthcare provider, you’ll need strength and courage to take action. We can help.

Book Now

Our Medical Law experts can help you with

Medical Negligence Compensation Claims ▾

If you or your loved one have been injured by a health care provider, we can help secure compensation.

Insurance Claims ▾

If you or your loved one cannot work because of your injury or illness, you may be eligible for payments under income protection, total and permanent disability or terminal illness policies.

Health Complaints ▾

We can help you or your loved one lodge a complaint with the health service complaints agency in your State or Territory.

NDIS Plan Reviews ▾

If you need more covered by your NDIS plan, you might need to seek a review. We can draft submissions and secure evidence in support.

Coronial Inquests ▾

The death of your loved one may be reported to the coroner if it was an unexpected outcome of their healthcare. We can guide you through the process and assist if an inquest is ordered.

Trustee Appointments ▾

If you or your loved one need a Trustee appointed or are unhappy with the service the Trustee is providing, we can assist you.

Oak Medical Law Founders, Wendy Nixson and Sarah Vallance

Expert Legal Services

Welcome to Oak Medical Law

We’re Wendy and Sarah; the founders of this firm. We believe patients deserve a proper explanation after poor medical treatment. We want to ensure that the health service providers involved in your care learn from their errors and make changes to prevent the same mistakes from happening again.

Our combined 30 years of medical law litigation means that we are experts in all things medical law related. We pride ourselves on offering high-quality legal services that are transparent and tailored to meet your individual needs.

It won’t cost you anything to find out if we can help. If you’re ready to tell your story, we want to hear it.

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How We Can Help

We know it can be hard to talk to a lawyer but we can let you know what legal solutions are available to you.

For Patients

If you’re unhappy with your medical treatment, we will take the time to understand your story and guide you from there.

For Families

If you’ve lost a loved one or they have been injured, there may be legal options that you haven’t considered.

For Lawyers

If you want to speak to us about your medical law clients, we can offer several solutions.

Partnering With Oak Medical Law

Why Choose Us

Sarah and Wendy have acted for hundreds of patients and families and never for healthcare providers or their insurance companies. We understand that you feel let down by the health service because when you knew something didn’t feel right, they didn’t listen. We understand it will take time to trust us but we’re here to give you courage to take action because together we are stronger and we can make sure what happened to you, doesn’t happen again.

We Really Are Experts

Others might say they are, but we really are. We hold Master’s degrees in health law. We have more than 30 years’ combined experience in this challenging area of law. We have spent that time working out how to do it better and faster and built relationships with the country’s best experts to support your claim.

Personalised Service

We will deliver our services in a way that meets your needs. We offer a “direct to Director” approach so you can always access your lawyer. We care about your story, and we will support you to use your voice or speak up for you when you are unable to.

Value for Money

We offer obligation-free initial advice at no cost to you. We will be transparent about our fees and you will only get charged for the work that is done. We won’t charge you for ‘extras’ – there’s no uplift or price hikes here.

Meet The Team
Sarah Vallance of Oak Medical Law

What Our Clients Say

"I can't thank you enough..."

Even before settlement you had changed my life for the better. Had I not got a cent, you improved my life with your faith, perseverance and unbridled energy in acting for me. You were my white knight riding in to save the day. Thanks to you, I am officially now a woman with prospects, where in hospital I had none. I'm crying for the first time in a long time because I will miss you and this is the end of a very long road of battles that you helped me win.

⏤ Tracey, QLD

"Sarah went far above and beyond..."

Sarah's genuine consideration, methodical approach and clear explanations of the processes put me at ease very early on. Your quiet confidence in your work inspires others to be confident in you. You were highly recommended to me which encouraged me to put my confidence in you, and was reaffirmed continually as the case progressed. You went far above and beyond in efforts to keep costs down and hold out for a better result than many would have been prepared to hold out for.

⏤ Peter, QLD

"Not just a great lawyer..."

Wendy, thanks for everything you have done for me, I wish you all the best for your future, you’re not just a great lawyer but a great person to talk to and deal with.

⏤ Gavin, QLD

"I felt confident in Sarah's ability"

Sarah was very easy to talk to. She answered my questions and gave me directions on how to move forward.

⏤ Noelene, QLD

"Wendy was absolutely incredible to deal with"

Her professionalism, communication, and genuine care made such a difference during a really stressful time. Thanks to Wendy, we achieved an outcome we didn’t think was possible.

⏤ Meaghan, QLD
Oak Medical Law

If you’re ready to tell your story, we want to hear it.

Oak Medical Law provides obligation-free initial advice at no cost to you. We understand that you may be recovering from an injury or illness that prevents you from travelling so we will provide our advice in a way that suits you.

Please book an appointment, submit an online enquiry or get in touch with us by phone.