Though medical negligence cases tend to grab the headlines, the same principles surrounding duty of care apply across a much broader range of professions. Over the years, we’ve successfully represented a huge number of clients in a wide variety of professional negligence claims, and helped them gain suitable compensation with a minimum of fuss and further hassle. Pursuing a professional
Family provision claims enable eligible people to challenge a will if they feel they have not received a fair share of the deceased’s assets. Every case is different; some individuals believe the amount they’ve received from the estate is inadequate, while others may have been left out of the will entirely. A Crisp order is an instruction from the court
Maree Whitaker, who had for many years been almost completely blind in her right eye, consulted Dr Christopher Rogers, an ophthalmic surgeon, who advised her that an operation on the eye would not only improve its appearance but would probably restore significant sight to it.  Whitaker agreed to the surgery. After the operation there was no improvement to the right
On 10 June 2015, the High Court of Australia handed down a significant decision; King v Philcox [2015] HCA on the contentious issue regarding claims for “mental harm” in South Australia. On 12 April 2005, Scott Philcox was killed in a car accident as a result of the negligent driving of the defendant, George King. Ryan Philcox, the brother of
GMP Contesting a Will Lawyers often represents clients in applications where estate assets have been distributed or are no longer in the possession of the deceased at the time of death. Whilst Gerard Malouf and Partners were not involved in this case, we have reviewed it and provided a summary of the result for your information. This is a case where the
Earlier this year we produced an article which discussed intentional torts, such as assault and battery, and how the Civil Liability Act NSW applies to these actions. The article can be found here. The problem with intentional torts is that the assaulter is very unlikely to have insurance to cover their actions and is highly likely to have a limited
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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