by Burke & Mead | May 22, 2020 | Compensation Law, Emma Mead, General Legal Information
The NSW government has introduced new legislation that will repeal unjust legal settlement agreements between child abuse survivors and institutions. Attorney-General Mark Speakman will spearhead retroactive reforms that allow survivors to acquire the proper financial...
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 Burke & Mead | Aug 27, 2019 | Compensation Law, Emma Mead, General Legal Information, Personal Injury, SEO
How much is a finger worth? Is one worth more than the other? Severing any part of one’s body is no doubt a traumatic experience and would leave a person vulnerable to job loss, emotional and financial hardship as well as a significant drop in quality of life....
by James Janke | Mar 15, 2018 | General Legal Information
In a push to further protect schoolkids from road accidents, the NSW Government has introduced changes that mean seven parking/driving offences will now carry increased penalties in school zones. The offences for stopping in an intersection, stopping within 20m of an...
by James Janke | Feb 1, 2018 | General Legal Information
Navigating road rules can be tricky. The laws vary state to state. And with ever-changing technologies at our disposal, it’s difficult to know exactly what we should be doing with our mobile devices behind the wheel. In NSW, our Road Rules provide that full licensed...
by Katherine Cooper | Dec 20, 2017 | General Legal Information
‘Revenge porn’ refers to the unauthorised sharing and distribution of intimate images. NSW has introduced strict new laws criminalising the sharing and publication of such images. Under the NSW Crimes Act an intimate image means ‘an image of a person’s private parts,...
