I note recent reports confirming that Nathan Braken, who played 116 1 day internationals for Australia, has made a claim against Cricket Australia, alleging a negligent failure on its employed medical and physio staff, to appreciate he required knee surgery, after an injury during a game against England in 2007.

It is alleged that an

I recently sat in to watch several key portions of a well-publicised medical negligence trial, held in Perth in late 2011.

As with most such cases, each party called and relied upon leading expert medical witnesses, to comment on the quality of medical care and advice the patient received. In this case, because of the