Category Archives: Workers Compensation Law

Cycling Accidents and the Legal Consequences

Our accredited specialist in personal injury law, Emma Mead, was recently asked by the Newcastle Herald to comment on the number of cycling related accidents in the Hunter. Share:FacebookEmailPrint

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End of Financial Year

Burke Elphick & Mead would like to wish our clients and colleagues all the very best for the end of financial year. We hope the year was prosperous for you and may the next 12 months bring new and exciting … Continue reading

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Burke Elphick & Mead Lawyers are now utilising the Facebook facility to pass on information to our clients. The Facebook page will be used to provide information on some of the more interesting or lesser known facts of our legal … Continue reading

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Personal Injury and the Importance of Professional Advice

Through recent natural disasters we have been reminded of just how much difficulty some people can have when dealing with insurance companies. Emma Mead is the head of our Insurance Law Team. On a daily basis Emma conducts matters involving … Continue reading

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Negligence Claims At Work—What Many Injured Workers Don’t Know

What many injured workers in NSW don’t know is, if they have been seriously injured and their employer was negligent, there is an option to sue the employer (through the workers compensation insurer) and take a lump sum of damages … Continue reading

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COMCARE

A Brief Overview of the Commonwealth Workers Compensation System If you are a Commonwealth Employee, then your workers compensation rights are governed by the Safety, Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1988. Under this system, you are entitled to payment of weekly … Continue reading

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The Trade Practices Act and Workers Compensation – Conflicting Entitlements?

Where a Corporation, in trade or commerce, supplies goods that are manufactured by it and the goods has a defect that causes injury to an individual, that individual may recover compensation from the corporation for their injury. This principle is … Continue reading

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