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The Debate on Short-term Holiday Letting Laws
For many years short-term holiday rentals, at least in Australia, were limited to desirable holiday locations and sleepy coastal towns. The rise of Airbnb and other online letting agencies has changed that with more and ...
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Gyprock Fixer's Severe Back injury Leads to Failed Back Surgery and Damages Payout
Our client is a relatively young man working in the construction industry as a gyprock fixer. He was part of a gyprock fixing team working on a hospital renovation.
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injuries at the Gym - Are you Entitled to Compensation?
Headlines were made in late March this year when it was revealed Silverchair drummer Ben Gillies is suing a Melbourne gym after he suffered a serious injury while training there. The famous drummer seriously injured his ...
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Medical Appointments and The Role of The Employer Representative
Injured workers are required to have a nominated treating doctor. This is the doctor (a General Practitioner, not a Specialist) who will be responsible for supplying the injured worker with the Certificate of Capacity an...
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Psychological injuries - Workers Compensation Claims
Psychological injuries can be the hardest of injuries to prove. Often they involve a number of events over a period of time and evidence is limited as it is often one person’s word against another. Even when there are wi...
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Fall at Work Destroys Rigger Dogman's Employment - Large Damages Payout Secured
Our client is in his late 40s. He has always worked doing hands-on hard physical yakka. Working an average of 60 hours per week, he was earning big money as a rigger dogman in the construction industry.
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What Should you do after being injured in a Cycling Accident?
Cycling is more popular than ever, with many commuters choosing to cycle to work in an effort to avoid increased traffic and improve their general health and wellbeing. On the weekend, cyclists take to the roads to enjoy...
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How Does a Court Determine your Property and Financial Settlement after Divorce?
When you and your partner go your separate ways, it’s rarely an easy task to divide your assets. Splitting assets evenly down the middle may seem like the obvious solution, but there are many factors that should be consi...
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Reporting of injuries When injured at Work
If you are injured at work, you should report your injury to your employer as soon as possible. When reporting your injury, it is important that the date of injury, nature of the injury and how the injury occurred are co...
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Worn Out Brickie Succeeds in Workers Compensation Lump Sum Claim
Our client has spent his lifetime laying bricks. He was a “gun” bricklayer laying several hundred bricks a day.
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Have you been Affected by Professional Negligence?
A professional should be just that, professional. When we engage the services of a professional in any area, whether it be financial, legal, medical or other, we trust that they will provide the right advice, and exercis...
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Do You Need a Migration Agent?
Australia is indeed ‘the lucky country’ and it’s no secret. Each year thousands of individuals from around the world and within Australia apply to live and work permanently in Australia, attracted by job opportunities, l...
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