Archive for March 2012
CONTRACTOR GETS INTO HOT WATER – WHEN AN INJURED WORKER CAN SUE
The District Court recently determined that a 50 year old delicatessen worker was entitled to around $440,000 damages after her feet were badly scalded by a jet of hot water when a plumbing fitting failed. In South Australia an injured worker is not permitted to sue their employer for negligence, however she sued the contractor…
Read MoreI’M GUILTY ANYWAY – DO I NEED A LAWYER TO REPRESENT ME IN COURT?
A 17 year old with no previous convictions was sentenced to detention for seven days for driving after his license had been suspended as a result of his having not paid a fine for parking on a yellow line! That penalty was appealed to the Supreme Court which found that the youth should never have…
Read MoreHOW DO I REVOKE A WILL?
Make sure the legal formalities are followed when you make any change to your legal will or uncertainty and unnecessary expense can result. Recently the Supreme Court was faced with a situation in which a legal will had been made and was held by solicitors, but the client later wrote to them saying that she…
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