Baxter Warne Legal

21/05/2021

Young workers and in particular international students, many of them without family support, are not only exploited financially. In our experience, often, should young visitors to Australia like Amanda suffer a work injury, their employer denies the relationship, the accident and refuses to help them.
In Australia all workers are eligible for workers compensation benefits including financial assistance and medical treatment, irrespective of whether their employer has the appropriate insurances.
At Baxter Warne Legal, we are experienced in establishing employment relationships and assisting injured workers.
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Melbourne international student Amanda* knows she's being exploited by her employers and could report them to the Fair Work Ombudsman, but chooses not to. Here's why.

02/02/2021

Today we have consumer protection legislation, but it wasn’t always the case. Here’s a couple of jargon free stories behind key court battles which shaped our law today. Enjoy!

A doctor who wore his underwear fresh from the packet paid a painful price, but helped create better product standards for us all.

24/09/2020

You can challenge a work capacity decision! Contact us if you feel that you have been unfairly treated by your workers compensation insurer. We will review your claim and advise you of your entitlements

We had a big win in Parliament last night. Our Bill to introduce stricter controls on spending of public money set aside to help injured workers passed the Upper House.

25/08/2020

Marital property settlement discussions can be very straightforward. Or they can disintegrate into an unworkable stalemate. Should your relationship be coming to an end, it’s best to start putting together your own paperwork and to ensure that you are across the family finances. You may very well benefit from assistance in navigating the Family Court system, negotiations with your partner... just keeping a level head and staying focused. We’re good at that.

When you share your life with someone, you often share assets and bank accounts. Here's how to make the financial aspects of a break-up a little easier.

18/08/2020

Does your workplace make you feel ill? You may be entitled to compensation benefits including psychological consultations. Contact us for a free claim assessment.

The ability to work from home has been the silver lining to the COVID-19 cloud for many office workers affected by the pandemic. But rather than it being beneficial because it cuts the commute, some have found being at home protects them from a toxic workplace culture.

28/07/2020

Injured workers are strongly advised to seek empathetic medical AND legal assistance. We know how to manage your claim. We care.

An investigation into the handling of workers compensation claims by one of the country’s biggest insurers, QBE, gives a rare insight into practices including altered evidence, doctor shopping and missing files.

27/07/2020

Today’s news concerning the current state of our workers compensation system reinforces our message - if you are injured at work, it is important that you seek both medical attention and legal advice as soon as possible.

24/07/2020

Each year, tens of thousands of Australians suffer a work injury in their place of employment. For many, these injuries result in serious permanent injury and ongoing disabilities. WorkCover NSW has been established to assist injured workers obtain weekly payments and associated benefits - rehabilitation, medical expenses, lump sum compensation and in some cases, modified common law damages by way of loss of income until retirement age. In certain situations, the full range of common law damages may be available to workers injured while working away from their place of employment.

The workers compensation system is a highly technical and complex system, with many traps for the unwary. All too often, injured workers rely on their workers compensation insurers to take care of them in their time of need. This is not necessarily the case. At the end of the day, the workers compensation insurer has an overriding mandate to get injured workers rehabilitated and back to work in the shortest time possible. They may not be forthcoming in explaining all rights of injured workers, such as ongoing medical treatment for all injured body parts, appropriate work capacities or how to obtain the lump sum compensation.

Injured workers should seek medical assistance as soon as possible. It is also important to consult a solicitor experienced in managing workers compensation claims. Should your workers compensation insurer deny your claim, you can challenge their decision through the Workers Compensation Commission.

In NSW injured workers are entitled to compensation regardless of whether or not they contributed to their injury. Legal fees for all workers compensation disputes are funded by the NSW Government.

Baxter Warne Legal is experienced in handling all aspects of workers compensation claims, including claims for lump sum compensation, labour hire situations and common law damages for loss of income as a result of injury.

Providing pragmatic and cost effective legal advice in relation to all personal injury matters. Fast response, proactive claim management.

22/07/2020

Your safety is our concern. For the duration of the Covid-19 epidemic we will continue to hold all of our client meetings by video stream. We are happy to chat with you on your preferred video platform, be it Zoom, Facetime, Google Duo, WhatsApp, Skype .... To our new clients, we will teach you how to use this technology so that you are able to continue to receive legal advice and support from the safety and convenience of your own home.

Should you prefer, we will meet with you locally within the Government's guidelines for health, safety and social distancing.

Contact us for a complimentary obligation free initial consultation.

Keep safe and well everybody, please seek help if you are experiencing feelings of anxiety, grief or other mental health issues. We are all in this together, kind regards Deborah Tresise.

29/06/2020

It's tax time. In the midst of Covid-19 many of us will seek to claim working at home related tax deductions. Take note of this valuable insight from Dale Boccabella
Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW.

Claiming for working for home is fraught. It's safest to claim the running expenses the tax office allows. 'Occupancy expenses' are harder to justify and could cost you your capital gains tax discount.