2017
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How to Improve Your Relationship with Your Lawyer
Lawyer-client relationships can be one of the trickiest to handle. This is because most people only resort to lawyers during periods of extreme difficulty and stress. Because the services of a lawyer are mostly needed during such times, clients tend to have unrealistic expectations and to lash out at their lawyers if everything doesn't go their way. However, clients must understand that their lawyers often work under difficult conditions when representing their interests.
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Injury Caused by Someone Else? Hire Compensation Lawyers
Injuries happen a lot from day to day, but many Australians don't realize that there is often someone to blame. Compensation lawyers can help determine whether fault led to your injury and get you the money you deserve to right that wrong. If your injury has been caused by any of the following, hiring a compensation lawyer can get you compensation for the loss you have suffered. Even if your injury isn't on the list, it's worth talking to a lawyer to assess what went wrong and whether anyone can be sued for the loss you have suffered.
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Why the Location of Your Assets Could Prove Complex When It Comes to Drawing up a Will
Most people understand how important it is to get a will drawn up before they die, so that their loved ones will receive what is due to them without any problem. However, as time goes by it's easy to put this off as the thought of creating a will is, after all, not very pleasant. Yet when you do get down to it, you must pay attention to detail, especially if you have a relatively complex asset portfolio.
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Workers Compensation: 3 Things to Consider If You Suffer a Back Injury at Work
Australian law has provisions which mean that, if you suffer an injury at work, you have the right to lodge a workers compensation claim. However, if you suffer a back injury at work, there are some things you should carefully consider first. The nature of the injury Back pain is a very common injury which can occur as a result of a fall or by lifting heavy objects. However, unlike other types of injury such as broken bones and head trauma, which are very easy to diagnose and identify a back injury can be hard to prove unless there are fractures or breaks in the spinal vertebrae.
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Two steps to take before hiring a criminal law solicitor
Trying to decide which criminal law attorney to hire can be challenging. Here are two pieces of advice which should help to ensure that you select the right person for your case. Make sure that you're comfortable around them If you're involved in a criminal case (regardless of whether you have been the victim of a crime, or whether you have been accused of committing a crime), you will need to discuss some very personal and sensitive matters with your chosen solicitor.
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Family Law: Circumstances When the Courts May Award You Sole Custody of Your Child
If you want sole or full custody of your child following a divorce or separation, then you should be aware that the only thing the courts will prioritise throughout the case is the child's best interests, not yours. Is it in the child's best interest to be under you care or the care of the other parent? That's the all-important question that will ultimately influence the court's decision. To be awarded full custody of a child is not easy because the courts usually want both biological parents to have a say in the decisions made regarding a child's welfare and play a part in the child's life.
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