by James Bartley | Jul 24, 2018 | Community, Jobs, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims
An Illawarra Family and Community Service health and safety representative has issued a provisional improvement notice amidst concerns that workers aren’t being properly supported. A provisional improvement notice is issued to a workplace or employer when a health and...
by Emma Mead | Sep 6, 2017 | Community, General Legal Information, Top Posts - Home
Newcastle Courthouse is providing a new service to any clients that identify as Indigenous. There are now two Aboriginal Client & Community Support Officers available to assist defendants, victims and their families on a range of matters. The Support Officers can...
by Katherine Cooper | Aug 23, 2017 | Community, Compensation Law, Criminal Law, General Legal Information, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Criminal Law, Top Posts - Home, Uncategorized
Just last month a 58-year-old Perth woman died after she was attacked by two dogs. Sue Lopicich was walking several dogs on her property when the attack occurred. No previous complaints had been made about the dogs. (news.com.au) This tragedy has brought the issue of...
by Emma Mead | Aug 23, 2017 | Community, Consumer Law, General Legal Information, Top Posts - Home, Uncategorized
Scammers impersonating National Broadband Network (NBN) staff are cold-calling households and asking for personal information, such as names, dates of birth and Medicare numbers. They are then using this information to unlock bank and superannuation accounts. The...
by Emma Mead | Jun 19, 2017 | Community, Criminal Law, Family Law, Top Posts - Home
A school in Melbourne’s west has employed its own school lawyer to assist students and parents, in the first of its kind in Australia. Vincent Shin’s role at The Grange P-12 College changes day to day, as he is required to respond to a diverse range of legal issues....
by James Bartley | Jan 13, 2017 | Community, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Criminal Law, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home
Our Lawyers at Burke and Mead are proud to be a part of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s (PIAC) Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS) which helped over 1000 clients in Sydney and Newcastle during 2016. The HPLS clinic offers free legal assistance to people who...
