Recently, our experts in motor accident law, Simon Meigan and Michelle Meigan, assisted a client living overseas. Our client left school at an early age and had numerous jobs working as a labourer. At one point he secured work in the building industry and learnt to do the work of a rigger/dogman. He loved this…
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When a couple decides to go their separate ways, attention is often given to how their assets will be split. The burning question becomes ‘who gets what?’ Opposing parties are quick to claim what they believe is rightfully theirs, but when it comes to debt, the separating parties aren’t so eager to claim it. The…
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Our client had been in a relationship with her partner (“the Husband” for ease of reference), for about a decade. There was one young child of the relationship living almost exclusively with our client. She needed financial assistance from her partner, which is where we stepped in. The Husband initially commenced proceedings in the Federal…
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In NSW, compensation for motor vehicle accidents is covered under the Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017. The no-fault scheme allows all injured road users, regardless of fault, to make a claim. Statutory benefits and damages are available to injured road users depending on the circumstances surrounding the accident and their injuries. So, what can you…
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Our client has spent a lifetime working as a shop assistant for a leading supermarket chain. Her job involves a mixture of physical work by way of assisting customers and managerial work supervising others. On one occasion, our client was assisting a shopper. She needed to climb a ladder and retrieve a box from a…
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Thousands of Australians are affected by injury and chronic conditions, sustained on the sporting field, in a car accident or from birth. If you’re one of many working with a pre-existing condition, it is important to know how this will affect a workers compensation claim, should you need to make one. What is a workers…
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A property settlement is rarely black and white, and it can sometimes seem that a personal injury payout only serves to complicate the issue. Before we look at how a personal injury payout is treated in a property settlement, it is helpful to understand how a property settlement is determined. How is a property settlement…
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Our client was a shop assistant working for one of the large supermarket chains. At this time, she was working at a check-out register serving a customer. The register conveyor belt was faulty. At one point it moved forward causing an item to fall from the conveyor. Our client tried to save the item from…
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Our client, the father of three children between the ages of three and 15, faced an urgent interim application filed by the mother seeking an order to recover the two youngest children back into her care from our client. If she were to be successful, it would have been devastating not only to our client…
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Recently, Andrew Woo (Lawyer and Migration Agent) successfully represented clients whose Partner Visa Application was declined by the Department of Home Affairs. The Application had been rejected due to a dependent child suffering from Down Syndrome. BACKGROUND TO CASE Andrew’s clients submitted a Partner Visa Application in late 2015. The couple had met online and…
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