Local Councils owe you a duty of care to exercise reasonable skill and care to avoid the risk of injury to you. This includes, particularly, creating and following a reasonable Road Management Plan to identify and remove hazards to pedestrians within a reasonable period. Therefore, if you have been injured on a public road or […]
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Professionals have a duty of care to offer a service with reasonable attentiveness and skill, or at a standard that is…
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If your solicitor has failed to fulfil your hopes or expectations, this does not of itself count as legal negligence. In every legal contest as our system is an adversarial system, one side will be successful while the other will not. For this reason, solicitor are entitled to Advocates’ Immunity. This does not mean that
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Professional negligence is the failure of a professional to act with reasonable care and skill in carrying out their services. The purchase of a property is for most people the largest investment in their life. When an error is made or when the advice provided is wrong, the consequences can lead to losses caused by
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To make a professional negligence claim, a person will need to satisfy the court that: There was a duty of care owed by the…
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Supermarkets and shopping centres owe you a duty of care to exercise reasonable skill and care to avoid the risk of injury to you. This includes, particularly, creating and following a reasonable cleaning and inspection regime to identify and remove hazards to customers within a reasonable period. Therefore, if you have been injured in a
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Public liability compensation claims arising out of injuries sustained on residential property and rental accommodation are our expertise. Homeowners, landlords and rental property management agents owe a duty of care to take reasonable precautions in response to known or suspected risks which pose a risk of injury to occupiers or visitors of a residential premises. Therefore, if you have been
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Our Compensation Law Team is abundant with experience and are established experts at navigating and resolving the complex legalities often involved in Institutional Abuse.
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Beyond your working years, you want to be assured of sufficient savings for a comfortable retirement. However, things don’t always go according to plan and you may need to access your superannuation early. There are a range of benefits available in the event you sustain an injury that results in a total and permanent disability.
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Under the legislation unless you are an exempt worker, the insurer will not approve medical services unless preapproval is given. An exempt worker is a police officer, a firefighter or a paramedic. Workers can claim reasonably necessary medical treatment and expenses. Section 59 of the 1987 act sets out the definitions of hospital and medical
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