Sky News Australia | Pursuing Jayant Patel through courts has cost taxpayers $3.5 million The Australian TAXPAYERS are footing the bill for a luxury inner-city apartment, medical care and even pocket money for Jayant Patel as the cost to chase the former Bundaberg surgeon through the courts has blown out to more than $3.5 million. And the bill will grow every ... Patel case adjourned in wake of aborted trial Jayant Patel returns to Brisbane court |