Are You A Victim of Common Assault? Charges, Evidence, & Compensation
Common assaults are criminal actions that no victim deserves. Assaults can take on different forms – emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical injury, and psychological injury. An assault is a non-consensual physical touch or action that creates fear of violence for the victim. Depending on the severity of the common assault, the charges and court proceedings may vary. However, […]
Personal Protection Order & Family Violence Order – Eligibility, Evidence, & Possible Settlements
Your safety is your right. If anyone tries to threaten or intimidate you verbally, sexually, or physically, you can apply for a Personal Protection Order. The person responsible can be either a family member or someone unrelated to you (your neighbor or someone at your workplace). The Court issues Personal Protection Orders (PPOs) and Family Violence […]
How Much Public Liability Insurance Do I Need?
You can determine the amount of public liability insurance you require by the type of work you do and whether or not your clients expect a certain level of protection. Coverage limits for public liability insurance are $1 million, $2 million, or $5 million. The maximum amount your insurer will payout in the event of an insurable claim is […]
Plastic Surgery Fails – How To Make A Medical Negligence Claim?
Every surgery will involve certain risks. In every surgical case, the surgeons and surgical staff must possess the right level of experience and skills. However, there is still a possibility of significant surgical risks. While some cases involve unavoidable risks (where the risks would’ve been significant irrespective of the surgeon), others involve avoidable surgical risks […]
Can You Claim On Multiple TPD Policies?
If you’ve recently suffered an injury or illness that necessitates filing a total and permanent disability claim, you’re likely to have a lot of questions about how the TPD claims process works. You also probably want to know if you can claim multiple TPD Policies. In this blog, you will find out that you can claim multiple TPD […]
How Much Lawyers Charge For TPD Claims?
Depending on the type of policy issued, filing a TPD claim can involve a few different steps, and you may need to file multiple claims. However, as with many other types of claims, having an experienced attorney on your side can be beneficial. But how much do lawyers charge for TPD claims? And how does […]
What Happens If You Don’t Have Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
Do you know what’s common between a large-scale business with hundreds of employees and a small-scale business? Well, they both need worker’s compensation insurance for their employees. But first, what exactly is worker’s compensation insurance? Let’s suppose one of your employees faces an injury at work. They can file a workers’ compensation claim. If you have workers’ […]
Sexually Abused Victims Compensation: How Much Can You Get?
Being sexually abused or assaulted is not an uncommon occurrence anywhere in the world, including Australia. This crime can affect both men and women, small children, young people, teenagers, and adults. It’s important to remember that, regardless of the type of sexual abuse you’ve suffered, you can get the emotional support you need from a number of of places. Survivors of sexual abuse can get […]
10 Most Common Mistakes When Filing a Personal Injury Claim
Being injured is never a pleasant experience. If you have been injured due to someone’s mistake, you have the right to seek compensation for your injury under Australian law. However, by making simple personal injury claim mistakes, you may delay the process of receiving your compensation. Here are ten common personal injury mistakes clients make: […]
What Is The Average Payout For Medical Negligence in Victoria?
The amount of money awarded in a medical negligence case in Victoria differs from one case to the next. This is due to the fact that medical negligence cases in Victoria can vary from one another. Injuries sustained, as a result of medical negligence in one case will almost certainly differ from those sustained by another negligence victim. Have you […]
Do I Need Workers Compensation For Contractors?
It is a common belief, that an employer only provides workers’ compensation insurance to its employees. However, not many know that an employer also needs to provide workers’ compensation to its contractors and subcontractors. Apart from traditional relationships between an employer and an employee, contractors who are workers under the “Workers Compensation Act 1951.” (the Act), also […]
How The Pandemic Has Changed Medical Negligence Claims?
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global lockdown in 2020 and affected the economy and healthcare significantly. While the pandemic has redefined normalcy, medical negligence claims have become more concerning. Public and health professionals are well aware of the impact of COVID-19 on medical negligence claims. Moreover, recent events show the growing impact in Australia. The pandemic has introduced […]
What Insurers May do to Deny or Delay TPD Claims?
When filing a TPD (Total and Permanent Disablement) insurance claim, people often worry about their eligibility and the loopholes that insurers use to deny or delay claims. It’s understandable to be concerned. Insurance companies can further complicate the TPD claim process. Here are a few ways they may delay or reject your claim: Misleading Advice – “Complete” or […]
How To Seek Legal Options For Institutional Abuse?
For survivors of Institutional sexual abuse, any amount of legal financial compensation may not be enough compared to the pain they have gone through. When it comes to abuse, survivors face psychological and physical injuries that may never heal properly throughout their life. Moreover, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Childhood Sexual Abuse, has explored the legal history of survivors. […]
How to Identify Different Forms of Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse identifies either single or multiple incidents, where a person of trust may harm an older person. Elder abuse can exist in various forms such as psychological (social), emotional, physical, financial, and sexual. Moreover, it can also be due to unintentional or intentional neglect. The focus of these incidents is not on the perpetrator’s intentions, but rather […]
How To Prove Nursing Home Negligence And Abuse
As the years go by, nursing homes are welcoming more and more elderly individuals yearly. However, 1 in 10 of these individuals are likely to experience nursing home negligence and abuse, where only 1 in 14 incidents is reported. Nursing home negligence and abuse can take various forms including financial, physical, verbal, or emotional abuse. […]
Things That Insurance Companies Don’t Want You To Know
The Truth! You want the truth about insurance companies. The truth about accidents, injuries, and compensation. Well here it is people, people like you work hard, you sacrifice, you help the world exist and continue to survive. You get paid and part of that payment you pay or contribute to insurance companies Motor vehicle CTP […]
What Is Your Claim Worth?
How much is your claim worth? Money received from medical negligence is typically referred to as damages. Medical Negligence is a complicated area. As previous posts have shown, starting and building your claim can often require significant technical skills from your lawyers. However, from a client perspective, the most important and potentially most ambiguous area of a […]
Things You Need To Know About The TPD Insurance Cover
What is TPD Insurance cover? When it comes to insurance, there is a myriad of covers available to the consumer. One of these includes Total and Permanent disablement (or TPD) insurance cover, a form of cover aimed towards those with the most serious of injuries. TPD insurance is commonly purchased as an optional extra with Life Insurance […]
5 Things to Know: Slip and Fall injury claims
Learn 5 things about Claiming compensation for slip injuries and fall injuries If you have slipped and fell due to another person’s action or negligence, you may be able to claim compensation for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. With this in mind, here are 5 vital aspects of slip and fall injuries to know before making […]