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Injured Sunsuper customer slams company over controversial ‘drip feed’ policy
- News
- 07 Aug 2018
GLENN lost his leg in a horrific shark attack 18 months ago. He’s been fighting for a “fair” payout ever since. Read All
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Carroll v United Super Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 403. Slattery J. 4.4.18
- News
- 04 Apr 2018
In Carroll, the court determined (after a 9 day hearing) that both the insurer and trustee’s reliance on vocational and medical evidence to opine that the plaintiff could work in alternative employmen... Read All
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The 10% WPI threshold
- Case Study
- 05 Jan 2018
These days one of the biggest problems we face in claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents is getting the client over the 10% threshold for pain and suffering. What a lot of people don’t realise... Read All
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Triffitt v AustralianSuper [2007] NSWSC 1167
- Recent Decision
- 18 Nov 2017
The Court followed the reasoning of Nicholas J in Sayseng. Pursuant to s57 of the Insurance Contracts Act, when the Court held that it was unreasonable for the insurer to refuse to pay interest. Read All
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Widow recovers substantial compensation from country hospital for medial negligence
- Case Study
- 06 Oct 2017
This was an interesting case for an elderly woman who was admitted to a country hospital in New South Wales with complaints of soreness in the groin. She underwent a x-ray, which showed no abnormality... Read All
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Happy to help
- Case Study
- 05 Oct 2017
One of the cases we settled last month was for a lovely lady who really had had a hard time of it. She, as so often happens, was worn down by the whole process and was close to giving up. However ther... Read All
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Back injury form Motor Vehicle Accident
- Case Study
- 05 Oct 2017
A few months ago we took a call from a lady from Mount Druitt who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a low back injury when a mini van collided into the back of the vehicle s... Read All
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Barristers. Who are they? What do they do and will I need one for my case?
- Article
- 26 Sep 2017
Barristers, like solicitors, are lawyers. The main difference is that most barristers specialise in court work or advocacy. Read All
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What are party/party costs
- Article
- 26 Sep 2017
Party/party costs are those legal costs which we can recover from the opposition. Our goal in every case is to recover as much as we possibly can from the opposition for their contribution to your le... Read All
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Do I really need a Personal Injury Lawyer?
- Case Study
- 26 Sep 2017
I settled a case for a lady today who reminded me that to begin with she had been very uncertain about even engaging a solicitor to represent her. Indeed she had been advised by a number of well-mean... Read All