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Emma Mead – Appointed to the NSW Lifetime Care and Support Panel
Emma Mead has been selected to be placed on the NSW Lifetime Care and Support Panel (‘the Panel’). The Panel has been created to ensure that victims of severe motor vehicle accidents receive the best possible advice and representation. Share:FacebookEmailPrint
Cycling Accidents and the Legal Consequences
Our accredited specialist in personal injury law, Emma Mead, was recently asked by the Newcastle Herald to comment on the number of cycling related accidents in the Hunter. Share:FacebookEmailPrint
Negligent Driving – Is a finding of guilt required for compensation?
The following question was posted on our Facebook page: A group of tri-athletes were riding on the highway during a training session and were cleaned up from behind by an old man in his Mazda. The driver wasn't charged but … Continue reading
Reporting Motor Vehicle Accidents to Police – The Police Accident Report Requirement
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is important to ensure that you report the accident to the Police. This protects your possible entitlements to compensation under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act, 1999 ('the Act'). The “police accident report … Continue reading
End of Financial Year
Burke Elphick & Mead would like to wish our clients and colleagues all the very best for the end of financial year. We hope the year was prosperous for you and may the next 12 months bring new and exciting … Continue reading
Reporting Work Injuries to Your Employer
It is important to ensure that if you suffer an injury whilst at work (or on the way to or from work) you report this injury to your employer as soon as possible after the injury occurs, as required by … Continue reading
Burke Elphick & Mead Lawyers are now utilising the Facebook facility to pass on information to our clients. The Facebook page will be used to provide information on some of the more interesting or lesser known facts of our legal … Continue reading
Personal Injury and the Importance of Professional Advice
Through recent natural disasters we have been reminded of just how much difficulty some people can have when dealing with insurance companies. Emma Mead is the head of our Insurance Law Team. On a daily basis Emma conducts matters involving … Continue reading
Compensation for Domestic Assistance after a Work Injury
What many injured workers do not know is that if they are injured at work, and as a result of that injury it is reasonable necessary that they receive domestic assistance, their employer may be liable to pay the cost … Continue reading
Negligence Claims At Work—What Many Injured Workers Don’t Know
What many injured workers in NSW don’t know is, if they have been seriously injured and their employer was negligent, there is an option to sue the employer (through the workers compensation insurer) and take a lump sum of damages … Continue reading
