Archive for November 2019
Are you planning a getaway this holiday season?
Whilst you are busy preparing your itinerary, travel insurance and packing for your holiday it is important not to forget about your Will and Power of Attorney. The chances are that you will return relaxed and rejuvenated from your trip however have you considered what would happen to your assets if something were to happen while you are…
Read MoreTribunal upholds overweight worker’s claim for $18,000 weight loss surgery cost
An injured worker who claimed the cost of gastric bypass surgery to enable her to lose weight so as to alleviate the pressure on her knee which was injured after a fall at work has successfully defended an appeal against the award of compensation for the $18,000 procedure. The workers compensation insurer had refused to pay for…
Read MoreIt wasn’t ‘accidental’ touching – $30,000 for victim of sexual harassment at work
A Foodland employee who suffered sexual harassment at the hands of her male co-worker has been awarded compensation against both him and the employer after the South Australian Employment Tribunal found that the physical contact he had with her was more than the ‘accidental touching’ that he claimed. The harassment involved inappropriate touching and comments…
Read MorePolice Assault Victim Still Entitled To Receive Over $135,000
The Supreme Court has upheld an award of damages of over $135,000 to a man who successfully sued after he was the victim of assault, battery and unlawful imprisonment by SA Police. The Court found that the action by police constituted a ‘grave and frightening abuse of their powers of entry, search and detention’ after…
Read MoreDrink driving charge dismissed after ‘inept’ breath test by police
A 76 year old Coober Pedy resident with no previous offences has had his conviction for ‘drink-driving’ set aside in the Supreme Court after it was found that the magistrate who heard the trial put too much significance on the result of an alcohol screening test, and the driver’s behaviour was consistent with his claim…
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