Recently the motor accident compensation legal team here at Taylor & Scott successfully concluded a claim for a lady driver who was rear ended in a motor vehicle accident. Our client had been on maternity leave and had arranged to visit work with her new baby to agree upon a suitable date to return to…
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THE FACTS OF THE PUSHBIKE ACCIDENT Our client was riding his pushbike to work on the Lower North Shore. Suddenly a car pulled out from behind a bus and knocked our client from his pushbike. Our client had no chance to avoid the accident and suffered a number of injuries to his wrist, knee…
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Facts About Workers Compensation Claim Our client was a bulldozer driver working and living away from home. Having finished work for the day, he returned to his room at the campsite, cleaned up and then walked to the mess area for dinner. On the walk, he slipped on wet grass severely injuring his right…
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Recently our workers compensation team, led by Michelle Meigan, was requested to represent a young child in a workers compensation death benefit claim. Our client’s Dad was tragically killed in a mine accident. Lawyers were appointed to protect the interests of the deceased’s wife, who was the mother of our client and another child. Because…
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Motorcycle Accident Facts Our client came from Chile. Having completed his shift at work, he was heading home. A vehicle travelling behind him struck our client throwing him from his motorcycle. In the motorcycle accident, he was thrown about seventy metres down the road. Fortunately our client was wearing full leathers, a full face helmet…
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The work injury damages team here at Taylor & Scott recently successfully concluded a negligence case for a labourer who was severely injured on a building site. Our client was required to cut, lift and carry sheets of reinforcing steel mesh. On this particular day, a load of steel mesh was delivered to the building…
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Our client was walking through a supermarket in order to buy his lunch. Heading into the supermarket he made for the deli section. It had been raining heavily outside. As he walked along, without warning his feet flew out from under him. In the fall he suffered an injury to his back. NEGLIGENCE OF THE…
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Our client came to us to finalise a property settlement between her and her husband. The settlement that they had reached was very generous to her. Our client wanted to finalise the property settlement by consent orders. The court can only make orders (including consent orders) if they are “just and equitable”. The percentage that…
Read MoreOur client came to us after discovering that her ex-husband had failed to disclose over $100,000 during their property settlement. In addition, he had failed to comply with the consent orders for the transfer of a property into the wife’s sole name. The husband was adamant that he would only offer 50% of the undeclared…
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