Gerard Forlin, a barrister who was appointed Queen’s Council in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Aviation Law Association of Australian & New Zealand. This interview provides…
A soft tissue injury occurs due to trauma to the body when the tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body are damaged. Soft tissue…
There was a recent decision in the District Court at Sydney involving an interpretation of the “blameless” accident provisions of the Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW). The case was…
When you have been injured whilst visiting Australia and specifically, New South Wales, and you are only visiting temporarily, and after the accident you return back to your home overseas…
It is not uncommon to be confronted with a situation where a senior employee has to have their employment contract terminated for reasons other than misconduct. One of the big questions is…
The Commonwealth Government is appointing Mr Ian Hanger AM QC to assist with mediation and settlement of compensation for families and small businesses affected by Labor’s failed Home Insulation Programme.…
The Increasing Powers of the Australian Tax Office (“ATO”) The ATO is now utilising these powers to increasingly crack down on directors of companies who are not making ATO lodgements…
Shane Wallace, an Associate in our aviation team, recently shared his view with news.com.au journalist, James Law. Shane discusses the two tier liability scheme set up under the Montreal Convention…
There is some circularity in any discussion of legal obligations and liabilities: a legal obligation entails a requirement to do or refrain from doing something with the possibility of incurring…
Carneys Lawyers have an association with New York lawyers Kreindler & Kreindler, the law firm that participated in the longest-running aviation litigation, involving the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight…