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Finding the best NSW Compensation Lawyer
- Article
- 18 Jan 2019
If you’ve been injured at work, had a car accident or slipped in a supermarket you will need to find the best NSW compensation lawyer to fight the insurers and recover the maximum amount of compensati... Read All
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The executor is refusing to provide me a copy of the Will, what can I do?
- Article
- 12 Dec 2018
Upon request, the executor of a deceased estate must make a copy of the Will available to entitled persons. Call Firths for legal advice. Read All
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End of the SA Motor Accident Commission in sight
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- 04 Nov 2018
Insurers AAMI, Allianz, QBE and SGIC provide compulsory third party insurance in South Australia. Before July 2016, the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) was regulator and insurer of the CTP scheme. Now... Read All
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Cancer claim breakthrough for NSW firies
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- 25 Oct 2018
NSW firefighters will more easily be able to claim compensation for cancer under new laws bound for the state's parliament. Read All
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New laws make it easier for firefighters to claim compensation
- News
- 25 Oct 2018
Firefighters who develop cancer will now be able to claim workers compensation entitlements and support more easily thanks to NSW Government reforms being introduced into Parliament today Read All
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Folmer v VicSuper Pty Ltd & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1503
- Recent Decision
- 10 Oct 2018
In Folmer, the defendants refused to accept the opinion of the treating doctor over the last 10 years even though there was no medical opinion to the contrary. The Court determined that their refusal... Read All
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Bad legal representation
- News
- 26 Sep 2018
If there is one thing that I have learned in my more than 30 years in the law, it is that who you choose to represent you can make a very big difference to the outcome. It just never ceases to amaze m... Read All
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Never underestimate the true value of your claim
- Case Study
- 26 Sep 2018
This is a true story of a real case involving a young man from country New South Wales. The only details that I have changed are his name to protect his identity. Otherwise all the facts and circumsta... Read All
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Injured Sunsuper customer slams company over controversial ‘drip feed’ policy
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- 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
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- 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