Peter Alexakis News Today

Some patients are so grateful to their physicians that they give them gifts, and on occasion, even name the physician in their will. But this could potentially lead to problems.

Laura Banks is a health reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald

Dr Peter Alexakis allegedly visited the elderly patient 92 times in the months leading up to the execution of his will, which left him a $24 million fortune.

A Sydney doctor who inherited $24 million from a patient after a lengthy legal battle in May with the deceased man's ex-business partner, friends and The Salvation Army, has been found guilty of malpractice.

NSW Health Care Complaints Commission alleged GP Peter Alexakis intended ‘to financially benefit from the patient-doctor relationship’

NSW tribunal found Dr Michael Cleary committed ‘longstanding’ unsatisfactory professional conduct including allowing patient to pay for construction of granny flat for her on his property

Dr Peter Alexakis has been accused of ‘undue influence’ in supreme court proceedings after Raymond McClure altered his will twice in five months

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Raymond McClure’s will, leaving Dr Peter Alexakis 90% of his estate, being challenged in NSW supreme court

Solicitor rejects suggestion he should have checked if Raymond McClure was sure he wanted to change his will to give Dr Peter Alexakis 90% of $30m estate