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Dog Attack & Govt Employee – District Court Appeal

By admin | Injury Claims | 0 comment | 1 May, 2017 | 0

01 May 2012 There were mixed fortunes for plaintiffs in the courts this week. Wyong Shire Council succeeded in its appeal against a decision of the NSW District Court in May 2011 that it should pay damages to the relatives of a young girl who was mauled to death in a dog attack. The DistrictRead more

Lump Sum Preclusion Periods & Social Security

By admin | Injury Claims | 0 comment | 1 May, 2017 | 0

06 November 2014 The case of Lind and SDSS (2014) AATA 680 demonstrates the difficulty an applicant faces when trying to establish the existence of ‘special circumstances’ to obtain relief from a preclusion period preventing access to social welfare benefits. While the policy direction of Part 3.14 of the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) may be a sensible one, i.e. to prevent doubleRead more

McDonald’s ordered to pay $179,000 to man who fell while rescuing child from playground

By admin | Injury Claims | 0 comment | 1 May, 2017 | 0

17 April 2015 A chef who fell and injured his wrist while rescuing a child stuck on a McDonald’s playground was successful in a personal injury claim for damages in NSW Court of Appeal. The Court found it was reasonably forseeable that a child would climb up the outside of the tunnels of the playgroundRead more

“Workplace” Clarified by Sexual Harassment Case

By admin | Work Place Insurance Claims | 0 comment | 1 May, 2017 | 0

15 July 2014 “Workplace” Clarified by Sexual Harassment Case In a recent decision, the Federal Court held that the term “a workplace” is broad and may include a range of venues and locations, depending upon the surrounding circumstances and the conduct of workplace participants. A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia is aRead more

No Jurisdictional Error Found in Worker’s Compensation Case

By admin | Work Place Insurance Claims | 0 comment | 1 May, 2017 | 0

11 November 2014 The NSW Supreme Court was asked by worker to consider whether a decision by the Workers’s Compensation Commission approved medical specialists appeal panel was afflicted by jurisdictional error. The decision regarded a worker’s degree of permanent impairment. The worker , Mr El Masri sought to quash their decision and remit that decisionRead more

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