Drug offenses can have serious consequences in South Australia, making it essential to have a clear understanding of the different types of offenses, associated penalties, and potential defenses available. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of drug...
TPD Insurance in Adelaide: What You Need to Know. Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance is an insurance policy that provides financial protection to individuals who suffer a total and permanent disability due to illness or injury, and are no longer able to...
De Facto Relationships and South Australian Law. De facto relationships are becoming increasingly common in today’s society. In fact in Australia, many couples are choosing to live together without getting married. A common question that is asked to the legal...
Workplace injuries can happen in any industry, and unfortunately, Australia is no exception. According to Safe Work Australia, there were 114,815 serious workers’ compensation claims made in Australia in 2018-19, and 183 workers died due to work-related...
Mahony’s Lawyers attended the 19th National Family Law Conference in Adelaide from Monday 15th – Wednesday 17th of August 2022. The Conference, supported by the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, is the largest Family Law Conference in the...
The legal decision in Return to Work Corporation of South Australia v Summerfield [2021] SASCFC 17 (Summerfield) has led to workers compensation legislation reform after the Supreme Court held that related injuries could be combined when calculating impairment ratings...
After café worker Ms. Robinson sustained a workplace injury in 2014, she lodged a successful claim with Return to Work SA (RTWSA) for weekly income payments. However, RTWSA used another unrelated workplace injury settled out of Court in 1998 against Ms. Robinson as a...
Furniture retail employee Ms. Figallo was struck on the jawbone by a table she was carrying as she moved through a showroom door one day at work, causing significant injury to her jaw including loss of teeth. She lodged a claim for workplace injury, and this was...
In November 2017, contract roofer Mr. Truman fell off scaffolding from three stories high and broke his arm, leg and finger. He was off work for a considerable period of time, without income protection insurance, and was losing money fast. He sought legal advice from...
Tea Tree Gully retail employee Mr. Barr suffered a fall in his workplace car park, resulting in a broken leg. He made a workplace injury claim but was rejected by Return to Work SA on the basis that he was not ‘at his place of employment’ when he was injured.After...
