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Motorcycle Accident Claims
Having an accident on a motorbike is a lot more traumatic than having on in your car. The injuries can also be a lot more severe. With a car you have the obvious protection of your seat belt, air bag and the frame of the car. (more…)
Is Protecting Yourself Illegal?
Anti-speed camera , photo radar plate number sprays and covers , and other devices are protecting drivers everywhere. It’s undeniable that these anti-speed camera devices are gaining popularity everywhere because of the protection they offer. (more…)
Licenses, Certificates & Permits Under Home Building Act
The word “Gold” is no longer associated with a licence. Instead it is now called a contractor licence. To obtain licences or certificates, you need to hold necessary qualifications approved by the Office of Fair Trading (”OFT”). Industry experience or the “20 year rule” is no longer applicable. (more…)
How Can I Recover Money To Get Defective Building Work Fixed?
Things are already going pretty badly for you. Instead of fulfilling your dreams, your building work has turned out to be a nightmare. So of course, you want to know if there’s some way you can get it fixed. In New South Wales, the Home Building Act sets out a dispute resolution procedure to get the builder to rectify any defective work. If the builder won’t co-operate, then you can make a claim to your home warranty insurer. (more…)
Is There A Right To Privacy In Australia? (VIC.)
At present, there is no specific right of action to protect personal privacy in Australia.
In other words, if unauthorized video recording or photographing of someone engaged in a private action takes place, there is no current legal right to prevent publication based on a breach of privacy. (more…)
The Criminal Aftermath Of Drink Driving: Penalties And Sentences
Drink driving is an offence under the Road Transport (Safety & Traffic Management) Act 1999 (NSW) (the “Act”). In New South Wales there are effectively five categories of “prescribed concentration of alcohol” (PCA) offences.
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How Much Compensation For A Knee Injury?
Have you had an accident playing football damaged your knee? Maybe you were in a car accident and your knee was damages? Would you like to know what compensation you might be entitled too?
Well for a start damage to the knee can be quite serious, we all need our knees functioning properly to be able to walk and go about our daily routine. (more…)
Defamation And Slander On The Internet
As social networking sites and internet blogs continue to increase in both popularity and use, the opportunities for defamatory and libelous actions increase proportionally. Defamation, sometimes called “defamation of character”, is spoken or written words that falsely and negatively reflect on a living person’s reputation. (more…)
How Lawyers Aid Juvenile Delinquency Cases
In this high paced and sometimes detached world, many children are often neglected by parents and society and left to fend for themselves. These kids fall through the cracks of society and feel left out of their peer groups. The unfortunate result is that many often start running with the wrong group and running afoul of the law. (more…)
The Path To Become An Attorney
People of the older generation can certainly remember being enthralled by the adventures of TV’s favorite lawyer cum sleuth Perry Mason. The Los Angeles based lawyer along with his beautiful secretary always managed to turn the impossible into possible and had the whole nation glued to the television screen. (more…)