Bill Madden

Bill Madden is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology's Australian Health Law Research Centre and holds a Senior Fellow position at the University of Melbourne's Melbourne Law School. He serves as Senior Legal Counsel at Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers, specializing in civil liability, health & medical law, institutional abuse, and technology applications in healthcare and law. Madden is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and an accredited mediator, contributing to Australian Health Law Bulletin and Australian Civil Liability as an editorial board member.

His research focuses on medical liability, wrongful birth cases, patient consent, and institutional accountability. Notable co-authored books include Institutional Abuse of Children: Legal Remedies and Redress in Australia (2023) and Australian Medical Liability (2024). Recent publications span medical litigation challenges, emergency care liability, and gender dysphoria treatment legal frameworks.

• Awards: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law
• Teaching: Medical Litigation (Melbourne Law Masters)
• Professional Roles: Editorial Board Member (LexisNexis), Co-Author of Leading Legal Texts

Madden’s work bridges legal practice and academia, emphasizing ethical dilemmas in healthcare, technological advancements in legal procedures, and systemic reforms in institutional accountability.