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When is medical negligence more likely to occur?
Medical negligence can occur at any time during the course of medical treatment, but there are certain situations that may increase the likelihood of it happening. Inadequate communication: Lack of clear and effective communication between healthcare providers and...
8 Ways to Recover a Debt
There are many ways to recover a debt. Here are 8 of them. Speak to the person or entity that owes you money and negotiate a payment arrangement. This can often be a cheaper and quicker method of recovering a debt. However if the debtor is...
Plaintiff awarded $24,557 following beauty salon treatment
Beauty salon treatment negligence can happen when a beauty professional fails to provide the reasonable standard of care during a beauty treatment. This can result in harm or injury to the client, such as burns, cuts, infections, allergic reactions, or even permanent...
Worker obtains leave to commence proceedings 13 years after limitation date
The Supreme Court of NSW has recently allowed a plaintiff leave to commence her claim for work injury damages 13 years after the expiry of the limitation date. In the decision of Franco v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer NSWSC 915, the worker suffered...
Lawyers, judges want more courtrooms out west
The legal fraternity has called for a major expansion of court infrastructure in western Sydney to meet the growing number of civil, commercial, and criminal cases. The arrival of the four big accounting firms – PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY – in Parramatta has driven an...
District Court of NSW awards $207,164.84 for motor vehicle accident
The District Court of NSW has recently awarded $207,164.84 to Stephen Noel Ramsey, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in the decision of Ramsey v Denton NSWDC 426. The motor vehicle accident occurred on 30 July 2014. Mr Ramsey was riding a motor cycle...
Can I sue my doctor for bad advice?
A claim can be brought against a doctor for bad advice so long as that advice is considered negligent. When a doctor fails to exercise the proper standards of care, including giving bad advice to a patient, it isn’t necessarily negligence. Bad advice can simply be an...
How to you know if your doctor has been negligent?
If your doctor has made a mistake and you have suffered loss/injury as a result you may have a claim in negligence against your doctor. It is important to consider all the factors which may have contributed to your injury for example your doctor, the hospital,...
Inherent risks of medical procedures
Doctors have a duty to warn you of inherent risks involved in a medical procedure. A doctor’s duty to warn of inherent risks is to protect you from injury that is unacceptable. If for example, you underwent a surgical procedure relating to your spine. The doctor...
Do doctors have to warn of risks?
Medical practitioners owe patients a duty to exercise reasonable skill and care in the provision of professional advice and treatment. This duty extends to the provision of information. Doctors must warn patients of material risk inherent in the proposed treatment. A...
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