Category - Personal Injury
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 Medical Negligence law team.
Wrongful birth cases are controversial. Many people don’t accept that compensation should be available for wrongful births. There are two polarised moral positions. The...
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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 Partner Tim White looks at current laws and what changes need to be made to curb drunken violence in South Australia.
At our law firm we have had a number of clients who have been victims of late-night violence over the years, which more often than not involves the excessive consumption of alcohol by their attacker. It...
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Adelaide injury Lawyer Tina Bouras writes about the role of the independent doctor in an injury compensation claim.
Many people wonder why they have to see an independent doctor for their personal injury claim, when they have been consulting and receiving treatment from a regular doctor, physiotherapist, chiropractor or other...
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Lawyers and staff from TGB have donned beanies in support of Brain Injury Awareness Week.
The Brain Injury Network of South Australia (BINSA) launched the “bangonabeanie” campaign on Friday (July 20, 2012), which included a mass photo with SA Parliament representatives, BINSA members, supporters as well as lawyers and staff...
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TGB Partner Tim White looks at the options ahead for victims of alleged abuse within the Australian Defence Force, and the compensation process.
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TGB Military Compensation lawyer, Tim White, says alleged abuse within the Australian military is likely to take an enormous psychological toll on victims.
Mr White, a partner at Tindall Gask Bentley law firm, said her firm had assisted a number of military personnel whose experiences within the Defence Force had resulted in...
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