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Turner Freeman Lawyers

Locality: Parramatta, New South Wales

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25.01.2022 When there is no will in place, it is hard to know where to go. Beth Castell, a lawyer from our Wills and Estates department, further explains the law surrounding this in her latest blog. Read more here:

25.01.2022 Congratulations to a number of our New South Wales Partners for being named in Doyle's Guide as NSW’s preeminent, leading and recommended compensation and asbestos/dust diseases lawyers for 2020. A special congratulations to our NSW Managing Partner Armando Gardiman AM for receiving the only NSW Preeminent dust litigation award for 2020.

25.01.2022 When making personal injury claims, many injured people are further disadvantaged by historically high interest rates. Penrith Partner Gerard Morson explores this in more detail in his blog below. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//5-interest-on-compensat/

24.01.2022 Did you know if you have been diagnosed with a psychological injury, whether this be due to an injury at work or illness related, you may be able to lodge a Total and Permanent Disability claim. Hanaa Survery, solicitor in our Penrith office outlines the TPD claim process. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//superannuation-funds-pa/

24.01.2022 The NSW Parliament has recently set up an Inquiry to look into health outcomes and access to healthcare in rural, regional and remote areas of NSW. Our experience is that poor outcomes in such areas are often preventable. Our Newcastle-based medical negligence lawyer Lidia Monteverdi explores issues in rural and regional health with reference to a Coronial Inquest in her latest blog. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//parliamentary-inquiry-i/

24.01.2022 From all of us here at Turner Freeman, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

24.01.2022 The Turner Freeman Medical Negligence team was saddened to read this news story about the death of a 19-year old American woman who spent 14 months in a coma after complications during breast augmentation surgery. Ms Emmalyn Nguyen went into cardiac arrest following the administration of anaesthetic for the purpose of her procedure. Allegedly, her treating doctor did not contact emergency services for five hours following the procedure and she suffered severe brain damage. Ms Nguyen spent 14 months in a coma before she ultimately passed away after she developed pneumonia and suffered a further cardiac arrest. Click below to read the full article. https://www.news.com.au///4e888a1e48dac07505b085fd30e00029

22.01.2022 Although the process surrounding a claim for Noise Induced Hearing Loss appears to be straight forward, the strict processes of WorkCover WA can often be confusing and overwhelming for a worker. Angela helps explain this further here:

21.01.2022 In 2020, The Cancer Council, with the assistance of firms such as Turner Freeman, assisted 1,109 cancer patients and their families with legal, financial and workplace issues, providing an estimated $3.5 million of advice for free. The Turner Freeman Lawyers’ Queensland Wills and Estates Team is extremely proud to assist The Cancer Council with their generous Pro Bono Wills Program, and look forward to helping them make a difference to the lives of those suffering from cancer in 2021.

20.01.2022 People are sometimes surprised about what information and documentation is required in family provision applications. Laura Hagan from our Wills & Estates department explains in her latest blog what information is required and why it is needed:

19.01.2022 Our Partner Annie Hoffman explains all the details regarding her latest win with the largest compensation awarded to a person affected by asbestos disease in South Australia. #turntoturnerfreeman #asbestos #jameshardiecase

18.01.2022 Beth Castell from our Wills and Estates department answers one of our top questions of how to know if the will is valid.

18.01.2022 Our Senior Associate Alice Church has recently won a hearing loss case for Mr Carlsen after 10 years as a coach driver left him with noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Read all the details here: https://tinyurl.com/y9o6b963

17.01.2022 Involved in a hit and run accident and not knowing where to turn is a confronting thought. Kerry Ward, one of our leading Accredited Specialists, sheds light on all your questions. Read more here:

16.01.2022 We are excited to announce the extension of our Partnership with the Wanderers for the 8th Season!

16.01.2022 At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget. #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay

15.01.2022 The DSO van is ready to visit a site near you. Thank you so much to our sponsors BERT, Turner Freeman Lawyers and CFMEU - Construction & General for your continued support over the last 11 years helping DSO save lives. Book a workshop today at dangersunoverhead.org.au

15.01.2022 This week in our Legal Matters segment on 2GB, Gaius Whiffin, Partner from our NSW office, discussed Super and TPD. Listen to the podcast below:

14.01.2022 An executor of a will has a number of responsibilities and many are unaware of what may be required of them in the administration of an estate. The duties of an executor have been outlined by Laura Hagan, Wills and Estates solicitor in our Brisbane office, in her latest blog. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//what-to-expect-as-an-ex/

14.01.2022 Professor Anand Deva, director of Integrated Specialist Health Care, has opened up a third non-for-profit clinic to provide treatment for women with breast cancer and other breast related illnesses. The Miranda clinic provides services for fast-tracked diagnosis and treatment of women by providing access to GP's, breast care nurses, breast physicians and breast surgeons all at the same location. We are particularly impressed that as Professor Deva noted "The team at Miranda is all female...It is operated by women, for women". If you would like to read about the new breast health clinic further, click the link below: https://www.theleader.com.au//new-integrated-breast-healt/

13.01.2022 Congratulations to our Parramatta Senior Associate Luke Power for being named as one of 14 of Australia's Rising Stars in Injury & Compensation Law by the prestigious Doyle’s Guide for 2020. https://doylesguide.com/injury-compensation-law-rising-sta/

13.01.2022 It was lovely catching up with some of our Hervey Bay support group members for lunch today.

13.01.2022 A newborn has tragically died just minutes after being delivered in a New South Wales public Hospital. Medical negligence lawyer of our Parramatta office Andy Dong explores the events surround this tragedy in his blog below. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//a-newborn-tragically-di/

12.01.2022 Dr Leslie Blackstock, a general practitioner who held himself out as a cosmetic surgeon, has recently been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct following his treatment of 12 patients who underwent breast augmentation and labiaplasty surgeries. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal made a number of findings including that Dr Blackstock failed to conduct appropriate pre-operative assessments, failed to obtain proper informed consen...t and inappropriately sat sedated patients up during surgery to obtain their consent. Dr Blackstock’s medical registration has been cancelled and he is unable to seek re-registration for a period of seven years. Turner Freeman have acted and continue to act on behalf of many women who were treated by Dr Blackstock. If you have been the subject of treatment by Dr Blackstock or any other cosmetic practitioner, we encourage you to contact our NSW Medical Negligence team on 13 43 63 to obtain legal advice. https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/dec/174c3910b9fcd1f67592772e See more

11.01.2022 Being diagnosed with mesothelioma is overwhelming, particularly when you do not know where you were exposed to asbestos. Unlike other asbestos related diseases there is only 1 known cause of mesothelioma and that is asbestos exposure. Find out more in our latest blog by asbestos compensation solicitor in Perth, Alana Main. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//have-you-been-diagnosed/

10.01.2022 #URGENT Did you attend Medsound Diagnostic Imaging in Hornsby between 31 January 2017 and 20 November 2020? The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission is strongly urging anyone who had an ultrasound at the clinic, within that timeframe, to contact their GP for advice. The commission is currently conducting investigations into allegations that the owner of the clinic performed and reported on ultrasounds without appropriate qualifications. If you attended the clinic and would like advice in relation to your legal rights, contact Sally Gleeson, Partner on 02 8222 3333. See more below:

09.01.2022 The law relating to medical negligence in each state in Australia is different and legal expertise is required to assist with determining the best legal options available to each person. The Turner Freeman medical negligence team thought this article may be of interest to the many group members in our TCI class action and other clients injured through cosmetic surgery. One of the legal issues in our class action and other Turner Freeman medical negligence cases unrelated to T...CI is whether representations made by health providers in advertising material and consultations with patients is misleading and induced the patients to undergo procedures they would not have if they had been fully informed. Medical experts in our cases sometimes refer to The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency guidelines for financing schemes for cosmetic surgical medical and surgical procedures which are publicly available online its website. https://www.dailymail.co.uk//Plastic-surgery-chain-Cosmeti See more

08.01.2022 The Turner Freeman medical negligence team watched the progression of the wrongful birth claim in Nouri v the Australian Capital Territory with interest from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal of the Australian Capital Territory and special leave (permission) to appeal the decision to the High Court of Australia which was recently refused. Wrongful birth claims relate to negligent management of pregnancies which would have been terminated if the parents had known of the... risks of the child having impairments. Various tests including amniocentesis are available to determine the risk of the fetus having chromosomal abnormalities. When a child is born with severe impairments in these circumstances, a claim can no longer be brought by or for the child. These cases are referred to as "wrongful life" cases. The only legal option for the parents is to pursue a wrongful birth claim and obtain compensation for different types of damages if they are successful in proving negligence. Health providers are required to have professional indemnity insurance and if plaintiffs in these cases are successful, the insurer will pay compensation which they can use for the benefit of their child. Courts decide how the law should be interpreted and applied to each case. The decisions of these cases are often followed by other courts. There is yet to be clear authority from the Court of Appeal or High Court of Australia in relation to how damages should be assessed in wrongful birth claims, including whether parents should be compensated for the costs associated with the child's impairments until the child is 18 years of age, or until the end of their life expectancy.

06.01.2022 Our TCI class action now includes 11 doctors, who previously operated at TCI. Please continue to register your interest in our TCI class action. If you, or anyone you know has undergone breast augmentation surgery at any of TCI’s clinics or by one of its surgeons at a hospital, and if you are dissatisfied with the results and have been suffering, please contact Sally Gleeson, Partner at Turner Freeman Lawyers on (02) 8222 3333. By registering your interest, we will ensure that you are included on our register so that any successful outcome will be helpful to your individual circumstance. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au/class-actions/

06.01.2022 We are excited to announce that both Jenna and Kelly from our Wills and Estates Department have been announced as part of the 2021 STEP Qld Branch Committee. We look forward to watching their continued work on the committee next year. #turntoturnerfreeman #willsandestates #STEPQLDBranch

06.01.2022 MOMENT IN HISTORY. Make sure you are watching tomorrow night as the mighty Penrith Panthers fight for a spot in the Grand Final. Kick off at 7:50pm AEDT.

06.01.2022 This article is a very personal appeal to people to consider the importance of having a Will. Having a Will assists your family and people you care about deal with your affairs after your death. We support any effort to encourage people to make a Will. https://www.sbs.com.au//it-s-not-about-money-how-my-sister

05.01.2022 To claim worker’s compensation in South Australia a person must be a worker as defined in the Return to Work Act 2014. Self employed persons in some cases come within that definition. Dante Gloria, our personal injury lawyer in Adelaide explains this in more detail in his latest blog. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//i-am-a-self-employed-wo/

05.01.2022 By and large, we think of medical negligence claims as being to compensate someone for a physical injury suffered during a medical procedure. Physical injuries certainly form the majority of all medical negligence claims. However, you are also entitled to claim for psychological harm which arises either as a consequence of physical injuries or due to injuries suffered by a loved one. Lidia Monteverdi, medical negligence solicitor in our Newcastle office explores this in more details in her latest blog below. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//psychological-injuries-/

05.01.2022 It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Judith, the Society's Social Worker and Lauren, our student placement. Judith has been with the Society for ove...r 12 months and has made a significant contribution to the The Silicosis Support Network, helping to set up the support networks and the website as well as providing exceptional care and information to the Society members for both Silicosis and an Asbestos Related Disease. Lauren has accumulated 400 hours with the Society, learning from the best, Judith. Good luck to both of these ladies and hoping our paths cross again. See more

04.01.2022 The Turner Freeman Medical Negligence team was saddened to read that a woman suffered a cardiac arrest during a caesarean section when the anaesthetist pushed a breathing tube into her oesophagus instead of her windpipe. The patient, Ms Hawkes passed away a few days later. See the full details here:

03.01.2022 With Silicosis disease cases rapidly growing throughout Australia, Doctors at Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital say they have found a potential cure for the deadly disease. The treatment, adapted in Brisbane, involves washing the lungs out with salt water, which is a ground breaking technique proven successful when treating other lung diseases. As part of the $500,000 study, they have begun trialling the treatment on six patients with early stage silicosis where they have successfully removed silica crystals from the lungs of patients. We look forward to following this development.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to four of our Queensland Partners for being named in Doyle's Guide as Queensland’s leading compensation and asbestos/dust diseases lawyers for 2020.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our Perth Partner Kacey Wuelfert for being named in Doyle's Guide as one of Western Australia's leading dust diseases lawyers for 2020. Also a huge congratulations to Alana Main, Associate in our Perth office for being named one of the recommended dust diseases lawyers for 2020 and Dante Gloria, Partner in our Adelaide office being named one of South Australia's recommended work injury lawyers for 2020.

03.01.2022 The TCI class action is brought by Turner Freeman Lawyers on behalf of injured women who had breast augmentation surgery at The Cosmetic Institute (TCI). The defendants being sued include TCI, Dr Eddy Dona, plastic surgeon and surgical director of TCI between 2012 and 2016 and the TCI Surgeons. The insurers for TCI and Dr Eddy Dona have refused to agree to indemnify them pursuant to their insurance policies and therefore, currently, will not pay compensation in the class act...ion if TCI and Dr Dona are found to be liable. To protect the interests of the injured women, Turner Freeman has been forced to file a Court application seeking to join these insurers to the proceedings. The NSW Supreme Court will hear this application on 10 December 2020. If the Court allows these insurers to be joined, they will also become defendants in the class action. If the class action does not settle, the Court will decide if the defendants are responsible and if so, whether their insurers will need to indemnify them and pay compensation on their behalf. Sally Gleeson, Partner of Turner Freeman Lawyers will continue to keep the many women who have contacted Turner Freeman updated about the progress of this class action. #tciclassaction #medicalnegligence #turntoturnerfreeman See more

03.01.2022 Ebony Welsh, our medical negligence solicitor in the Sydney office outlines an example of a case where the plaintiff was unsuccessful in a medical negligence claim and demonstrates the application of both the competent professional practice defence and the out of time defence. https://www.turnerfreeman.com.au//coffey-v-murrumbidgee-l/

02.01.2022 #BreakingNews Following the tragic events of October 2016, the Southport Magistrates Court has recently handed Dreamworld a $3.6million fine. Brooke McMahon summarises the full details here:

01.01.2022 Each Tuesday at 1:30pm tune into our Legal Matters segment on 2GB where we cover a range of legal topics including compensation law, employment law, wills and estates and superannuation and disability claims. In this week’s segment, Partner in our Sydney office Sally Gleeson discussed the recent news of a 66 year old woman tragically passed away in Gulgong Hospital due to no doctors being present to treat her, instead she was treated through telehealth. Listen to the podcast below. https://www.2gb.com/legal-advice-with-turner-freeman-medic/