As we are all aware in the recent May 2014 Federal Government budget the Government announced that the Aged Pension entitlement age will increase to 70 years by 2035. As we know in previous years the Government had increased it from aged 65 to 67 years of age. This will have a direct impact on personal injury claims that we at
Zurich Australia Insurance Ltd v Roumanos [2013] NSWSC 1922 General Facts Mr Roumanos (“the claimant”) was injured in a motor vehicle accident on 21 August 2009. He was driving a truck at the time when a motor vehicle failed to stop and give right of way resulting in a heavy collision. The claimant was a self employed delivery driver operating
It is not uncommon for the relationship between an adult child and a parent to breakdown resulting in that parent removing that child from his or her Last Will and Testament. Whilst it is important to understand that every person has the right to draft his or her Will in the way they see fit, it is also important to understand
The majority of matters do not proceed to Hearing. Of matters where proceedings are commenced, statistics indicate that less than 5% of these go all the way through the Court to a final Hearing. Despite the New South Wales justice system being founded on an adversarial model of judicial determination, it is widely accepted that the reason that so few
These agreements are called conditional cost agreements. What in fact does this mean and what exposure does a client have who engages a no win no fee lawyer for compensation services? Not All Cost Agreements Are The Same! The client might initially think that there is no exposure whatsoever to a lawyer whom they engage in a no win no fee
The Legislation governing motor vehicle accidents in NSW has predominantly been a fault-based system i.e. where you can prove that the driver is at fault, you will be successful. However, there are provisions for blameless accidents from 1 October, 2007. This is governed by the legislation known as the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 at S.7. The legislation defines a
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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