Yadvinder Singh, a 30 year-old truck driver, was hired by ‘Destination Anywhere’ to haul aggregate materials from ‘Granite Construction Co’ to a construction site. Mr Singh drove his dump truck to Granite Construction where an employee loaded it with washed sand. As Mr Singh drove the truck toward its destination, it’s right front tyre suffered […]
The Plaintiff, a 14 year old boy played football at Monte Vista High School. During the game, a teammate notified a coach that the Plaintiff did not seem right. Despite the report being made and the Plaintiff’s irregular behaviour, the Coaches kept the Plaintiff on the field. Afterwards, a Coach asked the Plaintiff whether he […]
Trees, noise and fences. Kids and pets. Dust, water and building sites. Just a few examples in the long list of nuisances that give rise to neighborhood complaints. And historically they have been an issue for a very long time.
But what can you do if a friendly approach is rejected or apparently ignored? What are your rights?
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After a short stint in the Gardens Medical Centre, Don Cameron & Associates (As part of Adams Leyland Chambers) will be moving to new offices in Albury as well as opening a new office in Wodonga.
From the 1st of April 2019, our new location will be at 465 Smollett Street Albury, and the Wodonga […]
Recent changes to the Workers Compensation laws in NSW are breathing some new life into workers rights and benefits starting from the 1st January 2019. The amendments allow all workers to access free legal assistance to challenge decisions made by Insurer’s about their capacity for work (called a Work Capacity Decision) or under-payments and miscalculations of their […]
Compared to many other countries, consumers in Australia are quite fortunate and enjoy many protections thanks to what is called “The Australian Consumer Law”.This series will set out some of the most relevant consumer protections in this part 1 and then explore them in further detail in later parts.
There is no doubt that social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) have revolutionised how we obtain our information, but a new recent Australian Court decisions serve as a timely reminder that electronic media is not immune from the usual laws relating to Defamation.
Adverse medical outcomes, preventable or otherwise are a reality of medical care. Most importantly, adverse events impact patients – but they also impact healthcare practitioners.
Disclosing information about adverse events has benefits […]
On 26 November 2018 after reading the ABC investigative piece concerning the Impact of Defective Medical Devices in Australia, I posted on Don Cameron and Associates website the following comment:
“…The scale and nature of adverse medical outcomes that Australians have suffered who have received medical devices to “treat” medical and surgical conditions has been […]
The arrival of Medical Law specialist Kate Williams as a consultant lawyer at Don Cameron & Associates has coincided with the release of an investigative piece by the ABC today about medical devices and their use worldwide. On the findings and her own experiences, Kate had this to say:
The scale and nature of adverse […]