by Emma Mead | Jan 10, 2019 | Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
A Melbourne man has been compensated more than $1 million after sustaining serious injuries at a play centre for children. Having noticed that the signage surrounding the play area encouraged parents to ‘accompany children at all times’, the man attempted to assist...
by Emma Mead | Nov 6, 2018 | Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
National cyclist lobby-group, the Bike Network, has signalled its intentions to push for the relaxation of laws requiring cyclists to wear helmets. A five-year trial has been proposed by the group that would allow cyclists to decide whether they wish to wear...
by Emma Mead | Oct 16, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
Melbourne-based respiratory physician, Dr Ryan Hoy, has warned that we may be experiencing the “largest occupational lung crisis we’ve seen since the peak of asbestos use in the 1960s and the 1970s”. (ABC News) Dr Hoy is among a number of medical experts that...
by Emma Mead | Oct 2, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a Royal Commission into Australia’s aged care sector. The inquiry will delve into allegations of mistreatment in the industry following a slew of concerning news reports and investigations, including the Oakden nursing home...
by Karlo Tychsen | Sep 11, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law |
If there is one aspect of compensation in the state of New South Wales, and indeed across the land, that is deeply entrenched, it is the concept of “no double-dipping.” If you are compensated for economic loss, you pay past entitlements back to Centrelink. If you...
by Emma Mead | Jun 29, 2018 | Personal Injury, Top Posts - Home |
Claim farming is the practice of making unsolicited calls to persons that may recently have been involved in an accident, in hopes of referring the person to a law firm. Although it controversially targets people that may be extremely vulnerable or distressed, firms...
