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174 - 180 Phillip Street
Sydney NSW 2000

TEL: (02) 9232 7750


Kim Elizabeth Burke

Barrister

Tel:  (02) 9223 5673          Fax:  (02) 9221 4196

Email:   keburke@13wentworthselbornechambers.com.au

Admitted to the Bar

February 1993


Previous Occupation

Registered General Nurse
Oncology Nurse Consultant

Legal Education

LLB (Hons) - University of Technology


Areas of Practice

Coronial Inquests
Equity, including commercial matters
Family Provision Act Matters
General Negligence
Medical Negligence
Professional Negligence


Admitted to Practice

NSW Supreme Court
Federal Court
High Court


Memberships

NSW Bar Association


Additional Qualifications

General Registered Nurse Certificate, Oncology Certificate


Publications

"Safe Administration of High Dose Cisplatin to Elderly Patients", Burke KE, Swanson C, Lancaster L, Raghavan D, Oncology Nursing Forum, 1985, 12, 2, 69

"Alteration in Comfort - Pain", Burke KE, College of Nursing Conference Proceedings, 1988, 1, 5


Career Highlights

A selection of papers written and presented at conferences:-

"Cancer Care for Paediatrics at Home", International Conference on Cancer Nursing, London, 1989

"The Legal Implications Associated with Occupational Hazards in Oncology Nursing", Clinical Oncological Society of Australasia Conference, Melbourne, 1990

"Childhood Cancers", Developmental Care Conference, University of Sydney Nursing Campus, Sydney, 1991

"The Legal Implications associated with disclose and non-disclose of information to Patients", The Children's Hospital Post Graduate Meeting, 1992

"Central Venous Catheters", Oncology Nursing Conference, Vienna, Austria, 1992


Papers drafted and accepted by Committees

Safety Guidelines for the safe administration of Cytotoxics, The Children's Hospital Working Committee for Cytotoxic Safety Guidelines, 1991

Standard Operating Procedures for the Administration of Cytotoxics, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia, National Working Party Committee, 1992


Special Interests

A selection of cases reported and unreported:-

Balajan v Nikitin (1994) NSWLR 51

First Line Distribution Pty Ltd v Whiley & Ors (1995) ACLC 1, 216; 18 ACSR 185

Registrar, Court of Appeal v Craven (1994) 126 ALR 668; 77 A CrimR 272

Registrar, Court of Appeal v Craven (1995) 120 FLR 464; 80 A CrimR 272

Sourian v State of New South Wales [1999] NSWSC 1173

Wright & Ors v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2000] NSWCA 62

South Western Area Health Service v Gabriel & Ors (2001) NSWCA 477

ASIC v Karl Suleman Enterprizes Pty Ltd (In Liq) (2003) NSWSC 278

ASIC v KSE; Application of Stoliar (2003) NSWSC 163

Commonwealth of Australia v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy of the property of Stephen Vasil [2004] SNWSC 1155

State of New South Wales v Eades [2006] NSWSC 84

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