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New 120 million euro German abuse fund
Published on 15 June 2011: The German Government has established a committee which is looking at creating a fund to compensate German children abused in care.
Why does the church continue to rely on technical legal defenses?
Published on 11 June 2011: In further media coverage of Christian Brother Robert Best, it is reported that he has pleaded guilty to numerous further offences against children who he had sexually abused while teaching at St Alipius primary school in Ballarat.
Social media and injury law
Published on 26 May 2011: Personal injury victims can be caught unawares by seemingly innocent uses of social media, some of which might seriously prejudice their claim for justice and compensation in the courts.
Litigation has failed the victims of institutional abuse
Published on 13 May 2011: Following apologies to the 'Stolen' and 'Forgotten' generations, it is about time the government set up a compensation fund.
WorkCover now continues to pay superannuation to injured workers
Published on 04 May 2011: One of the welcome, if often overlooked, changes made to compensation law last year now requires WorkCover to continue paying superannuation to injured workers.
How do I get my first job in the law? Starting a career in the legal profession
Published on 31 December 2010: Getting in to the legal profession hasn't been easy in recent years. A common complaint is that it's difficult to obtain a legal traineeship.
In the wake of the Kristy Fraser-Kirk case – sexual harassment in the workplace
Published on 30 December 2010: No level of sexual harassment is tolerable. It's not everyday that a company like David Jones is so publicly exposed by a sexual harassment case.
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Recent Authors
Carla CipressiCarla joined the firm in 2016 and is currently working in the Geelong, Werribee and Epping offices as a lawyer.
John CrampJohn is a Partner in the firm and based in our Portland office. He also travels regularly to Horsham. John practices in the areas of WorkCover, TAC and all other personal injury areas.
Peter ClavenPeter was born, raised and educated in Warrnambool before attending university in Melbourne. At the completion of his degree, Peter moved back to Warrnambool and commenced employment with Stringer Clark in late 2007.
Annie KentAnnie Kent started her career in the law with a challenging position as a paralegal in our Institutional Abuse team whilst also gaining a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the Australian National University.
Amanda BurnsAmanda completed Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws degrees at Monash University in 2002 and her Articles of Clerkship with the firm in 2004.