Contesting a will in NSWÂ proceeds through several stages before a case ever reaches the courtroom. In our experience, less than 10 per cent of clients see their claim go before a judge. Court hearings are only necessary when the relevant parties are unable to reach a compromise during the settlement and mediation phases. If an agreement isn’t possible, both sides
You may decide to pursue an inheritance dispute for many reasons, whether you doubt the validity of the will or feel the deceased did not adequately provide for your needs from their estate. Nevertheless, you will be expected to provide evidence to support your case, particularly if you are alleging the will is forged, which is notoriously difficult to prove. Enlisting the
Professional services of one kind or another are the daily engine that keeps much of Australia ticking over, but the quality of providers across different areas of expertise can often vary considerably. While human error is a factor in any profession, there is also, sad to say, a large number of genuine charlatans out there looking to snare the unwary.
The 2006 amendment to the Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 introduced two no fault schemes into Chapter 1 of the act. The first of which is for “recovery of compensation for blameless accident”. The act defines “blameless accidents” as: “a motor accident not caused by the fault of the owner or driver of any motor vehicle involved in the accident
Errors, misinterpretation or coming to the wrong conclusion using radiology or with imaging (X-rays, CT, ultrasound, bone scan, MRI, etc) can have a massive impact on your matter. Almost without exception, all claims for compensation involve imaging and some are in fact about mistakes made by radiologist who have missed things by either not reading the imagining properly or missing
A man from Gosford has received over $1,000,000.00 following an accident which came by as a result of cows escaping a paddock, and making their way onto a highway. This matter was heard before Judge Cogswell. The Plaintiff, Mr Collis, had finished work and was driving home along the Pacific Highway. The police were already at the scene of the
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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