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Military compensation lawyer Tim White provides an update about a pending government response into alleged abuse in the Australian Defence Force.
On 14 June 2012, Defence Minister Stephen Smith released the Executive Summary of Volume One of the report into allegations of sexual and other abuse in the ADF. Just under a month...
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There has been a dramatic rise in serious injuries to cyclists from road accidents but a government plan threatens to take away their right to compensation, writes TGB's Barney Gask.
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TGB’s Jane Miller writes about child custody over the Christmas and school holiday period, and warns about an important court deadline.
Naturally, most parents look forward to spending as much time as possible with their children during the Christmas and summer school holiday period.
For separated couples, the...
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TGB managing partner Morry Bailes talks to the media about legal risks for the AFL and the draft if star player Kurt Tippett was to be deregistered.
25/10/12: Watch the 9 News story here
TGB is South Australia’s largest plaintiff law firm.
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TGB’s personal injury team writes about the impact of catastrophic injury on interstate and overseas travel plans, and the compensation process.
If a person has a catastrophic injury, it is usually a spinal (paraplegia or tetraplegia injury) or brain injury, or in the most serious circumstances both forms of injury.
Catastrophic...
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The European Commission (EC) is taking pro-active steps towards reforming the controls on medical devices to prevent a repeat of the PIP implant scandal, but what about Australia’s regulator?
The EC is proposing new policies to ‘address both the assessment of a device’s safety ahead of approval, as well as continued surveillance...
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The laws that cover wrongful birth and unplanned pregnancy may be controversial but are here to stay, writes TGB's Mal Byrne.
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Law Society vice president Morry Bailes says the state government’s planned overhaul of the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme is “unjust” and economically irresponsible.
Mr Bailes, who is also managing partner at law firm Tindall Gask Bentley, said the proposed changes would be another blow for the already struggling...
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TGB family and divorce lawyer Jane Miller on the legal rights of a child’s extended family after divorce.
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