Sijbrant Legal: Health & Disability Sector Legal Specialists

Sijbrant Legal is a specialist law firm with particular expertise in the health and disability sector. The firm provides comprehensive legal services to organisations operating in home and community support services, health of older persons and aged care, disability services (both residential and non-residential), mental health, accident rehabilitation, specialist behaviour services, and pharmacy services.

The firm offers extensive support across key practice areas including commercial contracting, clinical and medical matters, governance, employment law, privacy compliance, and health and safety. Their commercial services encompass contract drafting and review, negotiations, funder engagement, acquisitions and due diligence, tender processes, and dispute resolution. In clinical and medical matters, they assist with client incidents, consent issues, enduring powers of attorney, welfare guardianship, mental capacity assessments, disability matters, end of life planning, and engagement with regulatory bodies including the Health and Disability Commission and Coroner inquiries.

Sijbrant Legal provides strategic legal advice and issue-specific guidance, with flexible service arrangements including in-house secondments, project-based roles, and help-desk support. The firm stays current with legislative developments and case law changes, offering compliance programmes, policy development, quality management systems, and staff education. They have significant experience in sector advocacy, including involvement in major industry negotiations around sleepovers, family carers, in-between travel, equal pay settlements, and employment standards, working alongside government advisors, funders, and unions to shape policy outcomes.