What About Compensation For Child Migrants?
Britain has announced it will pay compensation at a total proposed cost of 12.5 million pounds to thousands of Kenyans who were sexually abused and
Britain has announced it will pay compensation at a total proposed cost of 12.5 million pounds to thousands of Kenyans who were sexually abused and
Peter Hanks QC has handed down his review of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1998 (SRCA), which contains some excellent recommendations for reform of
If you’ve been injured on the road you might find that the road back to work is more than a little bumpy. Car and other
Reparation Payments paid under the Defence Abuse Response Team (DART) are not paid as compensation but are meant as an acknowledgement by Defence that the
In October 2012, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment handed down its report on workplace bullying (Workplace Bullying “We Just Want
The Western Australian Government has announced a limited Redress Scheme for people who were abused as children in Western Australian hostels. The Country High Schools
According to media reports, injured workers are increasingly being forced to undergo irrational medical examinations. Sometimes their employers even attending medical appointments with them. So,
According to media reports, injured workers are increasingly being forced to undergo irrational medical examinations. Sometimes their employers even attending medical appointments with them. So,
There seems to have been a recent spike in the number of people who have been convicted of driving offences and lost their driving licence
In Public Liability claims, it often appears on investigation that the wrongdoer is penniless and the injured client has to be told that it is
In Public Liability claims, it often appears on investigation that the wrongdoer is penniless and the injured client has to be told that it is
In my earlier blog on this site, I recently wrote about a letter sent by the Victorian Catholic Leaders to all Victorian Catholic Churches apologising
Victim’s support groups will be closely watching the outcome of the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry. One of the main outcomes for victims has to be that
In part 2, we continue to examine legal avenues to compensation. Part 2: Legal Remedies for Bullying – Tort of Intentional Harm, Anti-Discrimination Laws, Occupational Health and
Over two instalments, we examine legal avenues to compensation. Part 1: Legal Remedies for Bullying-Criminal Law, Compensation and Negligence Bullying at work has had a lot
I’ve been in practice for 8 years as a plaintiff lawyer, mainly representing clients who have been injured at work or on the road and
I’ve been in practice for 8 years as a plaintiff lawyer, mainly representing clients who have been injured at work or on the road and
We analyse the fallout from a recent stress injury ruling. Banks continue to announce big staff layoffs, with some commentators including the head of the Finance
Last year, the Federal Court found that the Federal Government’s workers compensation fund, Comcare, had breached the relevant legislation in trying to short change workers
“All I can remember was screaming to get the kids out of the car… there was glass everywhere,” she says of the collision. Kitty attended
How Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites may be used as evidence against a claim for injury compensation With the evolution of social networking
It’s time the Government set up a compensation fund. On 16 November 2009, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Forgotten Australians and to the
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