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Opening up to your lawyer in a family provision application

Will disputes

The information we need in a family provision application and why we need it We often get enquiries from people wanting to contest or defend…

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Buying a house and contracts

Caveatable interests

Property Law

A Caveat is a dealing registered on the title to real property by which protection can be granted for an unregistered interest in the real…

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Executors duties in will

Finalising an estate – Where to start?

Estate Administration

A death in the family can be devastating for all involved. Whilst dealing with the grief of the loss of this person, you may also…

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Costs associated with medical negligence claims

Parens patriae: the Supreme Court as the “supreme parent”

Medical Negligence

In Australia, the Supreme Court has the power to make orders for medical treatment in relation to children, mentally ill and people without capacity. In…

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Executors duties in will

What happens if I die without a Will?

Estate Planning

If you die without a Will or if your Will is not valid, then you are said to have died ‘intestate‘ and your assets will…

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silicosis injury from dust

New dust disease register for silicosis established in New South Wales

Compensation Law

A new dust diseases register designed to track incidences of silicosis among workers in NSW is set to be introduced. What is silicosis? Silicosis is…

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Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy review

Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy – a review 4 years on

Compensation Law

The tragic events of October 2016 have returned to news attention with the operators of Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld handed a $3.6 million fine…

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medical expenses from a workplace injury

Workers compensation Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs)

Workplace Rights

Have you been told by your workers compensation insurer you have to attend an Independent Medical Examination? Find out what your rights are. What is…

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Noisy workplace and industrial deafness

Noise Induced Hearing Loss, a forgotten entitlement in Western Australia

Industrial Deafness

Although the process surrounding a claim for Noise Induced Hearing Loss appears to be straight forward, the strict processes of WorkCover WA can often be…

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Wills and estates blog by lawyer Beth Castell in Adelaide

No executors or no will

Estate Administration

What if there is no executor named or able to act? The law specifies who is able to step in and take on the role…

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Ecumenical Service – Friday 27 November 2020

In the Community

The annual Ecumenical Service hosted by ADSS will be held at The Cathedral of St Stephen in Brisbane.

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Motor vehicle accident injuries

Briggs v IAG Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2020] NSWSC 1318

Compensation Law

Background The Plaintiff, Mr Briggs was injured in a motor vehicle accident on 22 May 2018. The Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 therefore applied to…

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