Medical negligence often exists when you suffer injury or harm as a result of wrongful treatment or misdiagnosis for a medical condition. When proven before a court, you may be awarded compensation in the form of general and/or special damages as well as for future losses.
What the law seeks to instill among health providers is [...]
Existing health and medical laws in Australia require health care providers to provide treatment and advice according to a reasonable standard of care. Health care providers include:
hospitals
doctors
nurses
dentists
pharmacists
A health provider’s failure in providing this reasonable standard of care may give rise to a medical negligence claim if it causes injury to [...]
read moreBeilby Poulden Costello were recently successful in a landmark case before the High Court of Australia which will have real benefits for injured workers in New South Wales.
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Stakeholders raised complaints about retail leases, including small businesses, to the Australian Government, the Productivity Commission. As a result the Commission has been asked to conduct a six-month inquiry into the market. Small businesses have advocated for [...]
As with most things in this life, there are limits on how long you can take to decide that you should sue someone for injuring you. Traditionally you had to sue (ie file a claim in a Court) within three years of the date you were injured.
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