Morgan Healey

About Morgan

An Associate in the Professional Indemnity group, Morgan assists professionals to respond to claims and complaints made against them across a number of industries.

Morgan was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in August 2019 and joined Thynne + Macartney's Professional Indemnity group in January 2020. He has a passion for disciplinary law and litigation, and practices in a wide range of areas, including:

• disciplinary matters where he represents health practitioners who have been notified of complaints about their professional conduct from a regulatory agency such as AHPRA or the OHO;
• personal injury matters where he represents a range of professionals, such as real estate agents, property managers, health practitioners and hospitals;
• general litigation matters, for example claims for loss of value or rectification against building and pest inspectors;
• employment law matters, representing employers in proceedings commenced by employees in jurisdictions such as the Fair Work Commission;
• discrimination matters brought in the Queensland Human Rights Commission; and
• professional indemnity litigation matters representing architects, engineers and insurance brokers in large commercial claims.

Qualifications

• Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in August 2019
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
• Bachelor of Business (Finance) – Queensland University of Technology

Professional Memberships

• Queensland Law Society
• Australian Professional Indemnity Group (APIG)
• Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA)

Relevant experience

• Represented a property management agency in a personal injury proceeding brought by a tenant. The tenant fell from a height, apparently while clearing leaves from the property gutters. The matter was litigated in the Supreme Court and was settled in advance of a hearing in Court.
• Represented a chiropractor in a personal injury proceeding, by which the claimant alleged she had suffered a stroke as a result of chiropractic treatment.  Morgan engaged with experts to robustly respond to the claim on behalf of the chiropractor and bring the matter to an appropriate and timely resolution.
• Assisted a pharmacist in a regulatory enquiry into a complaint that he had dispensed a dose of medication seven times higher than the prescribed dose. Morgan prepared a detailed submission explaining the circumstances of the pharmacist's actions, and an acceptable outcome was achieved.
• Assisted a psychologist in a regulatory enquiry regarding his engagement with an elderly client, giving rise to allegations of failing to obtain informed consent and breaching confidentiality. The circumstances of the complaint indicated the client may have been the victim of elderly abuse from her family, and Morgan developed a persuasive submission on behalf of the psychologist that his intervention shielded the elderly patient from that elder abuse and manipulation.
• Prepared for and instructed Counsel in a QCAT hearing involving allegations of discrimination made against the operators of a regional Queensland pub.  The member ruled in favour of our client, finding that no discrimination took place.
• Prepared for and instructed counsel at a three-day trial for a matter on the Commercial List in the District Court involving a negligence claim against an insurance broker. That matter was settled before the end of the trial on favourable terms.
• Negotiated an unfair dismissal claim in mediation on behalf of the operators of an aged care facility, the claim resolving with no compensation paid.
• Assisted a psychologist in a regulatory enquiry regarding allegedly falsified supervision logbooks and dishonest invoicing of external parties for the provision of supervision service. Morgan forensically inspected the psychologist's records and found that there was evidence to show that the supervision took place on all occasions and the allegations were misconceived.