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Our usual Blog authors are lawyers employed by Ryan Carlisle Thomas and/or its associated entity, Stringer Clark.

From time to time, we may also publish blogs authored by other staff members or guest bloggers. Where this is the case, it will be made clear. Any advice applies to Victorian State law as at the date of first publication. The information is a general guide only and is not a substitute for legal advice applicable to a user's own circumstances.

Residents of other Australian States or Territories or countries are advised to seek legal advice from a lawyer practising in their own area, as laws may vary from region to region.

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Leondina Raneri Injury In Public Places, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims

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Ashleigh Kemp Road Injury And TAC Claims, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Family And Relationship Law, Injury In Public Places

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Kate Malone Sexual And Institutional Abuse, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Injury In Public Places

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John Cramp Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Superannuation TPD Insurance, Injury In Public Places

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Kellie Knowles Road Injury And TAC Claims, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Injury In Public Places

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12 October Salvation Army corporal punishment in children’s homes in breach of own regulations The Commission also heard evidence of a culture within the Salvation Army that some officers may have believed that it was their duty to rid ‘evil’ from young boys. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

8 October Reform to Victorian laws on Powers of Attorney Victorians are being encouraged to use Enduring Powers of Attorney as a means of managing their personal affairs, with reforms to the state’s laws relating to Powers of Attorney coming into effect on 1 September 2015. By Brooke Dean

7 October Abuse at Box Hill Boys’ Home examined by Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard from a number of survivors of physical and sexual abuse at the Box Hill Boys’ home in Melbourne’s east. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

6 October Child abuse Royal Commission focuses on Salvation Army Homes in Victoria, SA The Salvation Army will again be the focus of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual abuse this fortnight, with the charity’s Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian Childrens’ Homes examined. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

30 September TAC payouts for mental injury still restricted by tighter tests Harsh amendments to the Transport Accident scheme introduced by the Napthine Liberal Government are still in force, even though condemned at the time by the then opposition leader Daniel Andrews. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

24 September Legal help for women in hospitals – PMs call to stop violence against women Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s $100 million initiative on violence against women includes extra funding to extend an innovative legal service "embedded" in some hospitals including funding to extend the deployment of duty lawyers in our hospitals. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

23 September Melbourne Response found to be insufficiently independent The report examining the responses of the Catholic Church released last week alongside the commissioners final report regarding Redress and Civil Litigation is not sufficiently independent of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. By Amy Olver

22 September Court decision breakthrough for recognising debilitating consequences of back injury Lower back injuries are among the most common in today’s workforce, but the major implications that a back injury can have on a sufferers everyday life can often be overlooked in legal decisions. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

17 September The details behind the record $1 million school abuse decision A victim of sexual abuse at Adass Israel School in Melbourne was awarded $1,024,000 in compensatory damages for pain and suffering, loss of future and past earnings, and future and past medical expenses. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

14 September Royal Commission recommends maximum $200,000 redress payment for abuse survivors The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has recommended a cap of $200,000 in redress payments to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse as part of a national redress scheme. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas

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