by mcauley_admin | Nov 22, 2022 | Publication
An important part of running Court cases is maximising the chances of your opponent paying your legal costs. Recovery of legal costs A successful party to litigation, in NSW, generally only recovers, at best, 60% to 70% of their incurred legal costs. However outlined...
by mcauley_admin | Nov 22, 2022 | Publication
A man who won an inheritance from a Supreme Court of NSW judge has had the same inheritance taken away from him by the NSW Court of Appeal. Robert Wilcox was left out of his Grandfather’s Will and everything was left to Robert’s mother, Patricia. Robert brought a...
by mcauley_admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Publication
If you spend days, weeks or months negotiating a deal, and the deal is subsequently reduced to writing and signed, are the negotiations which took place prior to the agreement being signed relevant in determining what you have agreed to? Generally speaking, no. When...
by mcauley_admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Publication
When someone close to you dies, the last thing on your mind is usually what you stand to gain from the person’s will. But if you have been left out of the will or the deceased hasn’t left you much, it is important to act quickly to protect your rights. You only have...
by mcauley_admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Publication
If you have a work-related injury or illness, you may be able to claim compensation for lost income, medical expenses, travel expenses, domestic assistance, pain and suffering and permanent impairment. All employers are required to have workers compensation insurance...
by mcauley_admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Publication
The plaintiff, Mr Warn, suffered a back injury whilst working for the defendant. Mr Warn was working on a machine which bent steel reinforcing rods (or bars) into various shapes and sizes. Mr Warn was directed not to use the automated process (short bar method) but to...
