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At best, work-related injuries are a nuisance that can hinder your ability to do your job. In a worst-case scenario, serious accidents or illnesses can cause permanent damage or even kill an employee. But what happens when a workplace injury deteriorates over time? Or doesn't become apparent until many years after you've stopped working? Can you still claim compensation? Unfortunately,

People who pass away without leaving a will are described as dying ‘intestate’, which means their assets are distributed to surviving relatives according to a legislative formula. In NSW, primacy is given to a spouse or de-facto spouse of the deceased. However, as one man recently discovered, proving a de-facto relationship is usually far more difficult than handing in a marriage

A man has been awarded $500,000 following a successful family provision claim against his deceased mother’s estate. The 67-year-old plaintiff contested the will after his siblings – a twin sister and a younger brother – received a greater share of their mother’s assets when she died in 2015. The deceased left the plaintiff a parcel of land worth nearly $248,000. However, his

The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have placed increased focus on sexual harassment and consent issues over the last few months. In NSW, the legal age of consent is 16, which means it is illegal for anyone to participate in sexual activity with a person below this age, even if both parties are willing. But is this still the case when

The Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO) is a Department, set up by the Government, which provides grants of funding to lawyers who investigate workers compensation matters on behalf of injured workers. WIRO also has a team of lawyers who provide free legal assistance to injured workers. In many workers compensation claims, insurers direct workers to attend various Independent Medical

The Victorian government may be about to enforce a law that will prevent churches from relying on the Ellis defence when fighting child abuse compensation claims. But what does this mean? In 2007, abuse survivor John Ellis brought a case against the Catholic Church for historic crimes he had endured as a child. However, the NSW Court of Appeal ruled