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 Burke & Mead | Aug 19, 2019 | Emma Mead, Personal Injury
Injured in Public? What are my options? Unfortunately, accidents happen, they’re part of life but some accidents can be avoided. Determining where an accident was caused by negligence is an important consideration in determining if you have a claim for compensation....
by Emma Mead | Jul 25, 2019 | Emma Mead, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Personal Injury
Throughout the Hunter and across New South Wales cattle on the road is a common occurrence, but who is responsible if you collide with one? In New South Wales responsibility falls to the owners of cattle to show due care in their management and farming of cattle. This...
by Emma Mead | Mar 14, 2019 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law
A former police officer has been awarded $1.4 million in damages from the State of NSW as compensation for psychological damages arising out of their duties. (Melanie Sills v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWDC 119) The ex-cop had been exposed to a number of...
by Emma Mead | Mar 8, 2019 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law
NSW public health workers spend their lives striving to keep our most vulnerable citizens safe and healthy. Unfortunately, it seems that the sector may not be doing the same for the workers themselves. In November 2016, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced a...
