Posts by Websters Lawyers
Self Defense – When Does The Attacker Become The Victim
A man who was at home with his girlfriend answered the door to be confronted by a woman with whom he had a casual affair demanding to know if he had chosen his girlfriend over her. When he told her that he had, she kicked in the security screen door and the resulting argument ended…
Read MoreMatrimonial Property Settlement – Is It Really Finalised?
After a couple who separated reached an oral agreement about property settlement, the husband later lost his job and received a termination payment of more than $230,000 in addition to which his superannuation fund increased by around $480,000. When the wife sought to start property settlement proceedings in Court six years out of time, the…
Read MoreCan A Domestic Violence Victim Sue?
The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported on a case in which a woman who endured a terrifying four-hour ordeal when attacked by her husband while she was preparing dinner, during which she was stripped naked, bound with electrical tape and slashed with a knife, received an award of $243,000 in damages. Domestic Violence Survivors…
Read MoreOVERWEIGHT INJURED WORKER CLAIMS NEARLY $18,000 FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY COSTS
A 45 year old worker who injured her knee at work has been successful in claiming nearly $18,000.00 as part of her workers compensation claim for the cost of gastric bypass surgery after arguing that she needed to lose weight to reduce the pressure on her knees. Injured At Work The woman, who described herself…
Read MorePOLICE SLOW DOWN ON SPEEDING FINES
South Australia Police have announced that they have temporarily withdrawn hand-held speed detection analysers (Lidars) from use. With this withdrawal comes the decision to also withdraw 125 prosecutions for speeding offences involving Lidars currently before the courts. What’s going on? What’s happened? (For more information read our article Police Have Problems Proving Speeding Fines (https://websterslawyers.com.au/traffic-matters/police-have-problems-proving-speeding-fines/))…
Read MoreGUILTY PLEA DOESN’T MEAN IT’S IN THE BAG – WHAT IS A DISPUTED FACTS HEARING
Recently, a woman who was charged with stealing an 88 year old man’s briefcase that contained over $30,000 admitted to theft of the case, but said that there was only $1,500 inside. What does the Court do when a person pleads guilty to a charge but says that the facts are very different from what…
Read MorePARALOWIE MAN AWARDED OVER $130,000 FOR ASSAULT BY POLICE
Recently in the District Court an order was made that the State of South Australia pay compensation to an individual on behalf of numerous members of the South Australian Police Force for assault, battery and false imprisonment. The man claimed that on the evening of 8 January 2009, he was at home in Paralowie with…
Read MoreIntestate Estates: What if I Die Without a Will?
Sometimes estates can be complicated enough. For example, what happens if you don’t know whether one of the beneficiaries is still alive? But then when there isn’t any Will at all, who has to sort it all out? These issues were recently raised in a case before the Supreme Court. Ms Hildegard Frieda Bibic died…
Read MorePOLICE HAVE PROBLEMS PROVING SPEEDING FINES
The Supreme Court has this month overturned convictions imposed against three different drivers charged with speeding because the evidence didn’t prove that the speed gun used by police was accurate. This is despite the fact that in 2016, a landmark decision in which Websters Lawyers was involved, a driver charged with speeding was acquitted by…
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