Birth Trauma and Medical Negligence in NSW
Childbirth is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life, often filled with anticipation and joy. However, for some women, this experience canRead More »Birth Trauma and Medical Negligence in NSW
Law Articles
Limitation Periods: How They Might Affect Your Case
A key principle of law is that justice, where possible, should be swiftly administered. Justice delayed means that key elements of a case such asRead More »Limitation Periods: How They Might Affect Your Case
Crime Claims Left Mired in Bureaucracy
Victims of crime have been frustrated by a compensation regime that is bureaucratic, costly and inefficient, resulting in a backlog of more than 20,000 claimsRead More »Crime Claims Left Mired in Bureaucracy
Compensation Hopes For Faulty Hip Implant Victims
Medical giant Johnson & Johnson is under mounting pressure to settle a class action launched against it by 4500 Australians who were fitted with theRead More »Compensation Hopes For Faulty Hip Implant Victims
Family Wins $63M Compensation From Johnson & Johnson
The family of a US girl who lost 90 per cent of her skin after suffering an allergic reaction to pain relief medication has beenRead More »Family Wins $63M Compensation From Johnson & Johnson
Pub Owners Seek Compensation For Flood Effort
Owners of the Murphys Creek Tavern, west of Brisbane, have launched legal action after their claim for business expenses incurred during the 2011 flood disasterRead More »Pub Owners Seek Compensation For Flood Effort
Lawyer Convicted of Contempt
A Victorian lawyer has been convicted and jailed for contempt after he defied a court order with the full knowledge that doing so could leadRead More »Lawyer Convicted of Contempt
Australian Surgeon Sues Google Over ‘bankrupt’ Auto-complete
A Port Macquarie surgeon is suing Google for defamation over an auto-complete search suggestion that he believes has cost him clients. Google has been involvedRead More »Australian Surgeon Sues Google Over ‘bankrupt’ Auto-complete
Hospital Admissions Soar After Serious Dog Attack Numbers Rise
SERIOUS dog attacks leading to hospital admissions are at a record high level, prompting calls for both owners and dogs to undergo training. There wereRead More »Hospital Admissions Soar After Serious Dog Attack Numbers Rise
$100,000 Payout Plea
Sean Fewster, Court Reporter A COUPLE tied up, robbed and bashed with a hammer in a seven-hour home invasion want $100,000 compensation. Grant and JillRead More »$100,000 Payout Plea
Wheelie-Bin Killer Valerie Parashumti Wants $337,000 Accident Compensation
By Nicole Cox CONVICTED killer Valerie Parashumti has applied for publicly-funded compensation over injuries she sustained in a road accident two years before she andRead More »Wheelie-Bin Killer Valerie Parashumti Wants $337,000 Accident Compensation
No damages for man left quadriplegic by police shooting
Date: December 17, 2012 – 2:01PM The family of a man rendered quadriplegic by a police bullet could quit the capital after the ACT CourtRead More »No damages for man left quadriplegic by police shooting
Comp cheat busted in park sex romp
A SEX romp at a public park helped prosecutors convict a California woman of faking an ankle injury to collect workers’ compensation payments, authorities said.Read More »Comp cheat busted in park sex romp
Cancer victim wins fight over withheld super
Date: December 7, 2012 Louis Andrews A former public servant has won his legal fight against the Commonwealth government for withholding his super for moreRead More »Cancer victim wins fight over withheld super
ADF injury, illness stats ‘a disgrace’
Date: December 3, 2012 David Ellery AT LEAST one in eight of the 18,206 diggers who have served in Afghanistan between 2005 and October 2012Read More »ADF injury, illness stats ‘a disgrace’
‘Not within a bull’s roar’: judge criticises KFC poisoning appeal bid
Date: November 16, 2012 By: Paul Bibby The attempt by KFC to overturn an $8 million damages decision in favour of a young girl whoRead More »‘Not within a bull’s roar’: judge criticises KFC poisoning appeal bid
Coles must pay cancer survivor hit by trolley
Date: October 26, 2012 COLES has lost its appeal against a court ruling that it pay nearly $500,000 in damages to a woman who wasRead More »Coles must pay cancer survivor hit by trolley
Hurt Timorese left with no recourse
Date: August 6, 2010 Lindsay Murdoch THE Australian Defence Force has admitted its soldiers in East Timor have been in nine vehicle crashes since 2008Read More »Hurt Timorese left with no recourse
Compensation court fight shines a light on toll road pitfalls
Date: October 1, 2012 Jacob Saulwick SYDNEY’S last big toll road project, the Lane Cove Tunnel, has become a legal morass for some big superRead More »Compensation court fight shines a light on toll road pitfalls
Compensation crackdown squeezes lawyers along with injured workers
Date September 28, 2012 An old legal acquaintance of mine got in touch by email. ”I have read your articles on somewhat esoteric subjects …Read More »Compensation crackdown squeezes lawyers along with injured workers