PRINCIPAL

Scott Shelly is a Principal in Barry Nilsson's Melbourne Health & Insurance team. He advises and acts for insurers, professionals, government departments and agencies, health practitioners, and health service providers, with a particular focus on professional indemnity and Management liability matters.

Scott has extensive experience in financial lines claims, defending complex matters across a broad range of industries and regularly advising on policy coverage and policy wording issues. He also has significant expertise in medical negligence claims, acting for health care providers, hospitals, and practitioners in defending a wide variety of claims. His clients have included medical practitioners, psychologists, dentists, physiotherapists, radiologists, and other allied health professionals.

An accomplished advocate, Scott has appeared in courts and tribunals across multiple jurisdictions and has extensive experience advising on and appearing in coronial investigations and inquests.

Facing a Complaint: Practical tools for real situations

This practical workshop explores the key risk areas oral health practitioners face in their everyday practice, using real-world claims examples to bring common challenges to life.

Delegates will learn actionable strategies to reduce risk exposure and strengthen professional practice.

Delegates will also be guided through a claims journey from claim to resolution, to help delegates understand the claims process and how to effectively respond when an issue arises.