When someone close to you passes away, it can be difficult to work out what does and what doesn’t form part of their estate. It is important that the Executor of the deceased’s estate takes into consideration all assets and liabilities including any debts of the deceased person as at the date of their death. […]
Consumers are protected under the Australian Consumer Law. Consumers who acquire services for personal, domestic or household use, which have a value less than $40,000 are protected. This limit of $40,000 does not apply to motor vehicles. The general protections are against: Unconscionable conduct; Misleading and deceptive conduct; and Unfair terms in contracts. There are […]
If you have a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim, you should be aware that there strict time limits. With motor vehicle accidents it is important to remember that submitting to the insurer an ‘Accident Notification Form’ does not satisfy the requirement of lodging a claim form within the required 6 months. Â Without the required claim form, […]
MEDIA RELEASE Brazel Moore Compensation Lawyers, have taken on insurance giant NRMA and come up trumps. Peter Moore, a Central Coast Lawyer specialising in Compensation Law, has successfully represented a local client, Bob (not his real name), in a third party motor vehicle accident claim against a person insured by insurance giant, NRMA Insurance. The NRMA […]
The police have no power at common law to search someone prior to arrest. Â However, under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act, the police may stop and search anyone whom they reasonably suspect has stolen something, or otherwise unlawfully obtained or anything used in an indictable offence. Being sniffed by a police drug dog […]
The general position is that you do not have to answer police questions. Â There are some important exceptions which are set out below. As a matter of common sense, if you are asked questions by police about a simple matter of which you are obviously innocent, it is probably a good idea to answer their […]
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