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Run over by excavator; Young worker receives large damages payout
Recently, Simon Meigan, Partner and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury, acted for a "dogman" working for a crane company in the construction industry. Simon's client was working on a construction site where a demol...
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TPD claim rejected: Client abandoned by previous lawyers turn to Taylor & Scott seeking help
Our client came to Australia twenty years ago. He spoke very little English. He worked as a kitchen hand, briefly, and then secured labouring work in the construction industry. The work was hard, physical work. He was required...
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Essential things to know about pedestrian accidents
Pedestrians accidents are more common than we realise. The Roads and Maritime Services show an increasing trend in pedestrian fatalities from 2014 to present.
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Bus accident – long road to recovery passenger receives large payout
Our client worked in the travel industry. One day he was riding on a State Transit bus in Sydney. Whilst seated on the bus; a taxi pulled up in front of the bus to collect passengers. Unfortunately, the bus driver was tr...
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How social media can affect your personal injury or workers compensation claim?
Social media is a big part of our lives. It hosts a wellspring of accessible information, especially when it comes to legal cases. This is, however, a catch 22, because it can allow lawyers to access supplementary inform...
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Serious injury sustained whilst working for host employer. Labourer succeeds with Negligence Claim
Our client worked for a labour-hire company as a construction labourer. This employer loaned our client out to various building companies where he performed labouring jobs. On this occasion, he had been sent to work for ...
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Slip on grape at supermarket results in Public Liability settlement
Recently, we acted for a client who suffered a fall at a supermarket. Our client had gone to the supermarket to do the weekly shopping. As he was walking through the supermarket, he slipped on what turned out to be a gra...
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What is the difference between TTD and TPD claims?
New superannuation laws came into effect from 1 July 2019. The new laws brought about several changes, including automatic cancellation of insurance for inactive accounts. These changes may have left you wondering what i...
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Worn Out Concrete Labourer - Successful Workers Compensation and TPD Claim
Our client worked in the concrete industry as a labourer. He had spent a lifetime doing extremely heavy work. His day involved physically demanding tasks including shovelling, pouring and finishing concrete, wheeling wheelbarrows full of concrete, bending, lifting, twisting and squatting.
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Scaffolder Wins Negligence Claim and Substantial Damages Payout
Working as a scaffolder/rigger is heavy, physically demanding work. Our client worked long hours six days a week constructing and bracing scaffolds, lifting and carrying scaffolding pipes, hammering metal in odd awkward ...
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How to Apply for Probate
When a loved one passes away, the act of administering their estate can be a complex process. If the deceased had a Will, the process often starts with a ‘Grant of Probate’.
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Defective Seat Causes Serious Back injury, Large Compensation Payout
Our client was educated to Year 10. Having left school, he obtained various labouring jobs in the building and construction industry. Eventually, he secured employment driving dump trucks. His job required him to drive u...
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