by Burke & Mead | Jan 13, 2021 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Personal Injury
What is it? If you are an injured person suffering a serious physical or psychological injury you may be able to access insurance entitlements attached to your superannuation fund. This is called a Total and Permanent Disablement Policy and you may not realise you...
by Burke & Mead | Dec 15, 2020 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, General Legal Information
Occasionally, insurance companies use private investigators to gain further evidence on your claim. One of the most basic measures you can take to protect yourself, is to not dress your story up too much. It is always best to be completely honest, do not overstate...
by Burke & Mead | Oct 22, 2020 | Announcements, Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Emma Mead, Workers Compensation Claims
Burke Mead is excited to announce that the firm and our Managing Director, Emma Mead have been recognised in the 2020 Doyle’s Guide rankings. Emma has been recognised in 2 categories:- Leading Work Injury Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) NSW 2020 Leading Motor Vehicle...
by Burke & Mead | Mar 11, 2020 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Emma Mead, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation Claims
In an attempt to resolve financial issues within NSW’s workers compensation scheme, certain private insurers have suggested offloading some of the cost onto the injured workers themselves. In a submission to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority’s (SIRA) review...
by Burke & Mead | Oct 1, 2019 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Emma Mead, General Legal Information, Personal Injury, Public Liability & Negligence Claims
Each year, over 5 million Australians aged 15 years and over are involved in playing organised sport. Not only is sport a great way to keep the body and mind in shape, it can be a great way to socialise. But what happens if I get injured playing sport? Despite all of...
by James Bartley | May 17, 2019 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, James Bartley
Australian international cricket player, Mitchell Starc, has filed a multi‑million-dollar lawsuit against a leading sports-contract insurance company. The left-arm fast-bowler had taken out a $1.53 million policy which would be triggered if he were to miss his planned...
