Our client worked at a supermarket for over 15 years as a shop assistant. Her employment at the supermarket required constant and strenuous lifting, carrying, bending, pulling, pushing and carrying of various items. This lead to our client developing a serious injury to her neck. Her injury was so serious it required a cervical spine fusion to be undertaken. She
A Western Sydney man died in 2016 leaving his estate to his wife. The estate consisted of approximately $230,000 in savings and the deceased’s half share in the marital property. Whilst it is not unusual for someone to leave their assets to their husband or wife, it is not always fair or reasonable. In this particular case, the deceased failed
Our client was employed as a public servant at the time of her injury. She developed a psychological illness during the course of her employment due to the nature and conditions of her work. Unfortunately due to the emotional constraints of her job, her psychological illness affected the quality and comfort of our client’s life significantly. She was subsequently unable
Our client was an elderly lady attending with her friend for the purposes of general shopping at a large shopping centre in the Guildford area which is a part of the Greater Western Sydney Region. After our client had completed the shopping for a number of hours with her friend they decided to leave the shopping centre and they walked
A psychological injury can look very different between individuals, however Health Direct found that 20% of Australians have some kind of mental illness that affects their thoughts, mood, behaviour or perception of the world. These mental health problems commonly result in depression, anxiety and even substance abuse. If you’ve found yourself with psychological injuries after a car accident, workplace bullying
This was an issue considered in the case of Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v O’Rourke [2017] NSWSC 494. We acted for Ms O’Rourke in this case. Our client was receiving a carers payment from Centrelink for the care she was providing her mother. She began receiving these payments after she had been involved in a motor vehicle accident.
In the spirit of reconciliation GMP Law acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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