Date: 18 Apr 2017, Filed under: Negligence
In May 2016 the High Court held that advocates’ immunity does not apply to a lawyer who gives negligent advice which leads to settlement of litigation...
Date: 28 Feb 2017, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence, Public Liability, Personal Injury Law
In order to prove that you are entitled to compensation due to a slip, trip or fall, your lawyer will need to prove that the party at fault was negligent....
Date: 23 Sep 2016, Filed under: Negligence, Civil Litigation
A recent decision in the New South Wales Supreme Court saw the plaintiff sue a church in relation to injuries she sustained after falling down a flight...
Date: 11 Nov 2014, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence, Public Liability
Lee v Carlton Crest Hotel (Sydney) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1280 – 19 September 2014
The plaintiff instituted proceedings against a prominent hotelier and...
Date: 29 Sep 2014, Filed under: Negligence
On 20 August 2004, the plaintiff’s partner was fatally injured when the car she was driving ran off the road and hit a tree at Kingsvale in New South Wales....
Date: 03 Sep 2014, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence, Public Liability
The recent decision handed down by the New South Wales Court of Appeal in Pavlis v Wetherill Park Market Town Pty Ltd (2014) NSWCA 292 is discussed. In...
Date: 23 May 2014, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence, Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation
The main victims of hit and run accidents on New South Wales roads are pedestrians.
The Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales treats pedestrians...
Date: 17 Mar 2014, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence
What duty of care does a property owner owe to a person who is injured on their property? Negligence laws in Australia.
Date: 09 Jul 2012, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence
If you have personally submitted a TPD claim and you are not satisfied with the response or have not received a decision within a certain time limit, you...
Date: 20 Jun 2012, Filed under: Compensation Law, Negligence, Public Liability
We recently acted for Ms K who lived in the Northern Suburbs and who visited one of the major supermarket stores to carry out some shopping. It was the...
