Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Injured while driving for work?
“Case Study – Getting compensation where you are injured while driving for work purposes”. elringtons has been providing specialist legal…
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Duty to mitigate losses – what is it and why?
If someone does something wrong to you and you suffer damage, you have a right to compensation to cover that…
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Employees: To terminate or not to terminate?
How to ‘deal’ with employees has, in recent history, become confusing and dare we say, polarising. The old Australian Industrial…
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The Hazards of Social Media
Recent determinations by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) have changed the ground rules for businesses operating Facebook fan pages. The…
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Pushbike Riders Also Have a Responsibility
The NSW District Court recently determined that: Pushbike riders have an obligation to not cause injury to other road and…
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The importance of business records in managing debt
Maintaining up to date records of business transactions, although tedious, is extremely important for all companies. This is particularly true…
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What is Drink Driving?
News Update New provisions will come into force on 25 November 2011 in the ACT requiring persons convicted or found…
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Can I get compensation for personal injuries?
Background In the early hours of the morning, Mr Hawkins was cycling along the Pacific Highway at St Leonards when…
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Neighbour Disputes
Neighbours can often reach extraordinary levels of hostility among themselves over two main sources of dispute, overhanging trees and their…
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Do I need a lawyer if I have been charged with drink driving in NSW or the ACT
The recent ACT Supreme Court case of Peadon v Calgaro highlights the tough approach Magistrates are taking towards drink drivers.…
