Podcast: Law, Medicine & Everything in Between
Interesting conversations, expert perspectives and practical insights for today’s professionals
Welcome to the official podcast hub for Law, Medicine & Everything in Between — a podcast collaboration between mlcoa and The Resolution Room Podcast.
Created for legal, insurance, and medico-legal professionals, this series explores the evolving intersection of medicine, law, workplace health, leadership, and decision-making. Through practical conversations with industry leaders, clinicians, and legal experts, the podcast aims to make complex topics more accessible, relevant, and actionable.
Hosted by Damien van Brunschot, each episode brings together expert perspectives, lived experience, and practical insight to support better conversations and better outcomes across the medico-legal landscape.
At its core, the series reflects mlcoa’s commitment to elevating medico-legal education and helping professionals navigate increasingly complex clinical and legal environments with greater clarity and confidence.
Listeners can expect conversations covering:
- Workplace health and psychosocial risk
- Neurodiversity and leadership
- Independent medical opinion
- Medico-legal processes and decision-making
- Emerging legal and clinical considerations
- Leadership and communication in professional services
- Practical strategies for legal and insurance professionals
Disclaimer: The content of these podcasts is general information only and does not constitute legal or medical advice.
© 2026 mlcoa | Law, Medicine & Everything in Between.
About mlcoa
mlcoa is Australia’s leading provider of independent medical opinions, supporting the legal and insurance sectors for more than 35 years. With a national network of more than 400 specialists across every major medical discipline, mlcoa helps bridge the gap between medicine and law through clear, objective, and evidence-based medical insight.
Through its concierge-led service model, mlcoa supports legal clients end-to-end: from specialist selection and appointment coordination, through to reporting and communication.
Episodes
Episode 1: ADHD in the Workplace: Understanding Neurodiversity at Work (Now streaming)
Episode overview
In the first episode of Law, Medicine & Everything in Between, the conversation explores the growing awareness and diagnosis of ADHD in adults, and what this means for modern workplaces, leadership, and team performance.
The episode examines:
- Why adult ADHD diagnoses are increasing
- The signs and characteristics commonly associated with ADHD
- How ADHD may influence workplace conduct and performance
- The role of diagnosis, support, and treatment
- Creating neuro-inclusive, high-performing teams
- Reducing stigma and improving understanding in professional environments
The discussion also includes practical observations from leadership settings, and broader reflections on neurodiversity in contemporary workplaces.
Featured speakers
Damien van Brunschot
Host | The Resolution Room Podcast
Accredited mediator, leadership coach and Director of Evolve Resolve, Damien brings more than 30 years of legal and professional services experience to the discussion. His work spans mediation, negotiation, leadership and medico-legal practice.
Vanessa Daniel
National Manager Customer and Legal | mlcoa
Vanessa Daniel is recognised for her ability to bring clarity, confidence and empathy to complex organisational challenges. With expertise spanning customer experience, legal strategy and stakeholder engagement, she helps bridge practical outcomes across legal and healthcare settings.
Dr Tim MacDonald
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Tim MacDonald is a consultant psychiatrist with subspecialty expertise in Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. In this episode, he shares both clinical insight and personal experience relating to ADHD, leadership and workplace performance.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is general information only and does not constitute legal or medical advice.
© 2026 mlcoa | Law, Medicine & Everything in Between.
Episode 2: ADHD in the Workplace: Practical Workplace Strategies and Legal Perspectives (Now streaming)
Episode overview
Building on Episode 1, this conversation shifts from understanding ADHD to the practical realities of supporting neurodiversity within workplace settings.
The episode explores:
- Practical approaches to supporting employees with ADHD
- Structuring workloads and teams for performance
- Reasonable workplace adjustments
- Psychosocial risk considerations
- Workplace health and safety obligations
- The evolving legal and regulatory framework surrounding neurodiversity at work
The discussion combines clinical, leadership, and legal perspectives to provide practical takeaways for organisations, leaders, and professionals navigating increasingly neurodiverse workplaces.
Featured speakers
Damien van Brunschot
Host | The Resolution Room Podcast
Accredited mediator, leadership coach and Director of Evolve Resolve, Damien brings more than 30 years of legal and professional services experience to the discussion. His work spans mediation, negotiation, leadership and medico-legal practice.
Vanessa Daniel
National Manager Customer and Legal | mlcoa
Vanessa Daniel is recognised for her ability to bring clarity, confidence and empathy to complex organisational challenges. With expertise spanning customer experience, legal strategy and stakeholder engagement, she helps bridge practical outcomes across legal and healthcare settings.
Dr Tim MacDonald
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Tim MacDonald is a consultant psychiatrist with subspecialty expertise in Adult Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. In this episode, he shares both clinical insight and personal experience relating to ADHD, leadership and workplace performance.
Andrew Rich
Partner | Gadens Lawyers
Andrew Rich is an industrial and employment relations specialist with more than 25 years’ experience advising organisations on workplace disputes, employment law, investigations, discrimination and psychosocial risk.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is general information only and does not constitute legal or medical advice.
© 2026 mlcoa | Law, Medicine & Everything in Between.
Episode 3: Understanding PTSD in Legal Practice – Part One (Now Streaming)
Episode overview
PTSD frequently arises in personal injury, compensation, criminal, and regulatory matters. This episode of Law, Medicine & Everything in Between, responds to the need for clearer shared understanding between law and psychiatry, reducing inconsistency and misinterpretation in trauma‑affected matters.
The episode examines:
- Understanding PTSD and its relevance in legal matters
- The relationship between trauma, memory, and credibility
- The role of psychiatric evidence in legal proceedings
- Decision-making capacity and trauma-related impairment
- The impact of cross-examination on trauma-affected individuals
- Recognising and managing secondary trauma in legal practice
- Ethical considerations when working with trauma-affected clients
The discussion also explores practical approaches to supporting clients with PTSD, improving interdisciplinary communication between legal and medical professionals, and fostering a more informed and consistent approach to trauma-related matters.
The episode avoids sensationalism, respects ethical obligations, and focuses on functional impact, recovery, and practical implications for legal practice.
Featured speakers
Damien van Brunschot
Host | The Resolution Room Podcast
Accredited mediator, leadership coach and Director of Evolve Resolve, Damien brings more than 30 years of legal and professional services experience to the discussion. His work spans mediation, negotiation, leadership and medico-legal practice.
Vanessa Daniel
National Manager Customer and Legal | mlcoa
Vanessa Daniel is recognised for her ability to bring clarity, confidence and empathy to complex organisational challenges. With expertise spanning customer experience, legal strategy and stakeholder engagement, she helps bridge practical outcomes across legal and healthcare settings.
Dr Derek Lovell
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Derek Lovell is a consultant forensic psychiatrist with extensive experience across criminal and civil jurisdictions. In this episode, he shares his expertise on PTSD, psychiatric evidence, trauma, memory and credibility, drawing on decades of experience at the intersection of law and psychiatry.
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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is general information only and does not constitute legal or medical advice.
© 2026 mlcoa | Law, Medicine & Everything in Between.