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Incident: Gloria sat on a broken chair at a well-known fast food outlet causing minor injury.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate an early settlement in the amount of $60,000 with a minimum of fuss.

Gloria sat on a broken chair at a well-known fast food outlet causing minor injury. Gloria is an unemployed 57 yr old with no wage loss or ongoing medical treatment requirements and Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate an early settlement in the amount of $60,000 with a minimum of fuss.

Incident: Peter was employed as a truck driver and sustained an injury to his back at work.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate a settlement of $550,000 plus costs just before the court hearing.

Peter was employed as a truck driver and was climbing down the ladder on the back of his truck when his foot slipped from a rung of the ladder causing him to fall sustaining injury to his back. Peter is 48 years of age and was able to return to part-time work

The public liability insurer and workers compensation insurer fought the case hard but we were able to negotiate a settlement of $550,000 plus costs just before the court hearing.

Incident: Louise is a 55 year old woman who suffered injuries in a motor bike accident whilst on holidays.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers able to negotiate an out of court settlement of $975,000.

Louise is a 55-year-old woman who suffered injuries in a motorbike accident whilst on holidays. She has been unable to return to work in her pre-accident employment

but still has the capacity to work in a less demanding role. Due to our preparation and negotiation skills, we were able to negotiate an out of court settlement of $975,000.

Incident: Kesh is a 40 yr old mother who was traversing the escalators at a shopping centre when she slipped and fell on the floor at the top of the escalators
Settlement: We negotiated with the insurer to pay $157,500 to settle the case.

Kesh is a 40 yr old mother who was traversing the escalators at a shopping centre when she slipped and fell on the floor at the top of the escalators injuring her left shoulder and back. At the time of the incident Kesh was not working.

The public liability insurer of the shopping centre denied the claim so we commenced proceedings in the District Court. After we lodged the claim for compensation in the District Court the insurer agreed to pay $157,500 to settle the case.

Incident: Hassan slipped over in the change room of a well-known gym/leisure centre causing minor injury.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate an early settlement in the amount of $62,500 very easily.

Hassan was having a shower in the premises when the lights went out. Hassan slipped and fell causing pain to his right knee and arm. The matter was further complicated because Hassan had previously been involved in a serious motor vehicle accident which had dramatically affected his working life.

The public liability insurer for the gym/leisure centre denied liability and as such we had to file a Statement of Claim in the District Court of New South Wales.

Soon after, we were able to negotiate a settlement for $62,500.

Incident: John had a personal injury claim with another firm of solicitors who negligently under settled his case.
Settlement: We were able to negotiate a settlement to top up John’s earlier claim to what he should have received.

John had a personal injury claim and was negligently advised by his solicitors to settle his matter for an amount of money which was less than what the claim was worth.

It was John’s instructions that the accident had forced him to give up work and his lawyer did not take this into consideration and pressured him to sign the documents without fully advising him of his rights.

John contacted us through a personal friend and instructed us to look into the previous settlement. We agreed that John’s solicitors had been negligent and as a result, we sued the former solicitors for negligence and were able to obtain a settlement from them to top up John’s settlement money to what he should have received. On top of this, the insurance company agreed to pay our costs.

Incident: Maga entered a well known fast food premises and tripped and fell on a mat on the ground causing minor injury to her back and knee.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate a settlement of $165,000 well before any court hearing.

Maga was entering well known fast food premises when she tripped and fell on a mat on the floor causing minor injury to her back and knee. Since the incident, Maga did not require any homecare/domestic assistance and was able to return to full-time employment at Kmart.

The public liability insurer for the well known fast food company denied liability but ultimately paid up with a settlement of $165,000.

Incident: Jawi suffered psychological and physical injuries when involved in a motor vehicle accident as a passenger.
Settlement: We were able to negotiate the amount of $955,000 many months before the proposed hearing.

Jawi was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident causing psychological and physical injury. Amazingly, the insurance company denied liability despite Jawi being a passenger.

The injuries were quite serious but Jawi was recovering better than expected. Although he lived interstate it was no problem for us to act on Jawi’s behalf. Despite Jawi being a passenger we were forced to guide the matter through the court system and despite the insurance company stating they will never offer Jawi a cent, we were able to negotiate the amount of $955,000 many months before the proposed hearing.

Incident: Tim was injured in a motor vehicle accident causing damage to his foot.
Settlement: We negotiated a settlement sum in the amount of $599,999 for Tim.

We negotiated a settlement sum in the amount of $599,999 for Tim.

Tim suffered quite serious injuries to his foot when being involved in a motorcycle accident which was not his fault. Although Tim was 51 years of age at the time of the accident, he was able to return to work as a self-employed plasterer albeit in substantial difficulty.

Tim instructed us to resolve his claim for as much compensation as possible in the shortest possible time. In approximately 2 months, we were able to resolve this matter for $599,999 which of course made Tim very happy.

Incident: Chris was a motorcycle rider involved in an accident causing injury to his wrists.
Settlement: We negotiated with the insurer for them to pay $185,000 to settle the case.

We negotiated with the insurer for them to pay $185,000 to settle the case. Chris was 20 years old and was employed as a heavy diesel mechanic and as a result of his accident, missed approximately 8 weeks of work. Chris was able to return to work and continue to earn an income.

We attended a settlement conference with Chris and the insurance company where they agreed to settle the matter for $185,000.

Incident: Bo slipped on grape at a well-known supermarket in Liverpool causing minor injury.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers finalised an early settlement for Bo in the amount of $50,000.

Bo slipped on a grape at a well-known supermarket in Liverpool. Bo is an unemployed 58 year old woman who has never worked in Australia and has no ongoing medical treatment requirements.

Despite the supermarket stating that there was no incident, Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate settlement in the amount of $50,000.

Incident: Phillip was overcharged by a well-known law firm who acted on his behalf in a previous common law workplace injury claim.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers sued his former lawyers and they had to pay back $47,500 plus Phillip’s legal expenses.

Phillip previously had a case with a well-known law firm and they settled his case for $300,000 including legal costs.

His solicitors charged him $55,000. Their fees were gross overcharging in Premier Lawyers opinion. We filed a Statement of Claim in the District Court and sued Phillip’s former solicitors. Instead of being smart and paying up, the former lawyers decided to challenge us and defended the case up until day one of the court hearing and just as their director was to be cross-examined, they folded and agreed to pay back $47,500 plus Phillip’s legal expenses.

Incident: Lee was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was 11 years old over a period of six months.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers negotiated a settlement with Lee’s stepfather and he paid her $700,000 plus the entirety of the legal costs.

Lee is a 46-year-old woman and when she was 11 years old her stepfather sexually assaulted her by way of digital penetration over a period of 6 months.

Lee needed help seeking compensation and retained Premier Lawyers. We were able to place significant pressure on the stepfather and as a result, he was willing to pay $700,000 as compensation and cover the entirety of Lee’s legal fees.

Although this does not cure Lee’s psychological issues in relation to the treatment, she is very happy as it certainly assists her financial situation and of course the acceptance of fault and mistreatment that goes with such a payment.

Incident: Jason was involved in an accident and his previous solicitors did not commence the claim in time.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers got involved and rectified the matter and resolved it for $175,000.

Jason is a 33 year old man who was involved in an accident in which he was able to work as a labourer both before and after.

Jason instructed two separate sets of solicitors prior to Premier Lawyers and these solicitors allowed time to expire for Jason to make a claim. Despite Jason’s young age, his ability to return to work and his former solicitors allowing time to expire, we were able to negotiate a settlement with the lawyers on behalf of the insurance company for a total of $175,000.

Incident: Lenka was left out of her stepfather’s will.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate for Lenka to receive $250,000 in under 12 months.

Lenka met her stepfather when she was 10 years old and resided with him for approximately 8 years until 1978 when she got married and moved out.

Despite not living with the deceased or having much of a relationship with the deceased up until his death we were able to show that Lenka was eligible and had needs therefore, resulting in the estate agreeing to pay the $250,000 within one year of Premier Lawyers being instructed.

Incident: John’s father passed away and he had been excluded from the will since approximately 1999.
Settlement: The matter resolved just after mediation for $457,500 plus legal costs.

John’s father passed away completely leaving him out of the will. There was a lengthy and complex history between them relating to business contributions, overseas assets and family dynamics. The relationship deteriorated during the 1990’s which resulted in John’s exclusion from the will.

Nonetheless, Premier Lawyers commenced proceedings on behalf of John and the matter progressed to a compulsory mediation. Although the matter did not resolve at mediation it resolved soon after when John agreed to accept an offer of compromise in the amount of $457,500 plus legal costs. The entire matter took approximately 12 months to complete.

Incident: Jose was employed as a plasterer and injured his knee way back in 2007.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers settled the case via negotiations for $400,000 clear of WCC payments made to date.

Jose is a 57-year-old man who injured his knee whilst using a wheelbarrow at work way back in 2007.

It was agreed that Jose suffered greater than 15% whole person impairment around December 2018 therefore rendering him eligible to make a workplace injury damages claim.

Further complicating things was the fact that Jose severely injured his back in 2005 and had a serious motor vehicle accident in 2013.

Jose instructed 9 separate firms of solicitors before coming to Premier Lawyers. He terminated the previous solicitor’s instructions as they were only able to get a total offer of approximately $110,000. After two informal settlement conferences, we were able to settle the matter for $400,000. Premier Lawyers are now investigating the 2005 back injury claim.

Incident: John was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident due to another driver’s negligence.
Settlement: We negotiated a settlement sum for John of $475,000.

John’s left knee was badly injured and he was unable to continue working as a truck driver. John was aged 63 and had hoped to work until age 70, but could not find a suitable job due to his injuries. He was forced to rely on Centrelink benefits.

When John contacted us he was unaware of his rights against the insurer of the at fault driver, NRMA, and his claim was significantly out of time.

Premier Lawyers succeeded in having NRMA accept the claim despite it being lodged out of time. When John’s permanent impairment was assessed at 4% by a government doctor from the Medical Assessment Service, we successfully appealed this decision, increasing the figure for John’s permanent impairment to 30%. This meant John was entitled to much more compensation.

NRMA made an initial settlement offer of $20,000, which we knew to be far less than the true value of the claim. Six months later we negotiated a settlement sum for John of $475,000.

Incident: Karina was a single mother when involved in a motor vehicle accident that wasn’t her fault and suffered a number of injuries to her left shoulder, back and neck.
Settlement: We were able to settle Karina’s claim for $575,000.

Karina worked as a teacher’s aide at a public school and after a small amount of time off was able to return to work but had difficulty performing her duties. As a single mother, she battled on working like so many of us.

Karina decided to deal with the insurer on her own and came to an agreement with them to settle her case for $10,422.13.

Soon after, Karina got in touch with us and instructed us to look into her settlement as she felt that the insurer had taken advantage of her.

We agreed with Karina, took on her case and got the insurer to undo the settlement.

Not long after we were able to settle Karina’s claim for $575,000.

Incident: Steve was a single father when he was knocked off his motorbike by a motor vehicle.
Settlement: We settled the matter for $275,000.

Steve suffered injury to his right knee but was able to return to work.

The insurer of the other car denied fault and blamed Steve for the accident saying it was his fault. Therefore the insurer stated he is not entitled to any compensation.

Steve instructed us to commence a claim on his behalf. The matter was lodged in the District Court of New South Wales and thereafter we settled the matter for $275,000.

Incident: Catherine instructed us as inadequate provision was made for her in her mother’s will.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to resolve the matter in 4 months for a substantial payment of $260,000.

Catherine’s mother passed away leaving the bulk of her estate to Catherine’s brother. As a natural child of the deceased, Catherine was an eligible person and had lived with her mother for a number of years.

Unfortunately Catherine’s mother suffered from disability and we were able to show eligibility and a need resulting in the matter finalising for $260,000 in a very short period of time (4 months) at a settlement conference with the legal representatives of the estate.

Incident: Mark’s father passed away and completely left him out of his will. It was alleged that Mark’s aunty tricked his father into cutting him out of the will.
Settlement: The matter was already in the Supreme Court and Mark had no legal representation as his lawyers refused to continue acting for him. Premier Lawyers were able to get the estate to double their offer within 2 months.

Our client was completely left out of his father’s will and it was alleged his aunty tricked the deceased into having everything left to her. Mark’s first lawyer said the case was too complex and ceased to act.

Mark’s second lawyer ceased to act after the matter was commenced in the Supreme Court. The court advised Mark he needed a solicitor to continue his case. Mark tried a few lawyers but none were prepared to jump in and assist.

Premier Lawyers took the case on and got the estate to double their offer and the matter resolved in Mark’s favour within 2 months.

Incident: Colleen was disinherited by her father and left out of his will.
Settlement: Due to the small size of the estate, Premier Lawyers negotiated a fair settlement prior to commencing proceedings in the Supreme Court.

Due to the small size of the estate, Premier Lawyers negotiated a fair settlement prior to commencing proceedings in the Supreme Court. This was a very small estate which would have been completely eaten up in legal fees had the case have gone to court. Premier Lawyers put our client’s interests first and were able to negotiate an agreement without incurring a large amount of legal costs for having the matter progress through court.

Colleen was disinherited by her father and there were 7 other potential claimants. The estate was so small that any will dispute had the potential to ensure that no one was left with anything if the estate was not handled with great caution and care.

We were able to do this and resolve the matter for our client for a satisfactory amount.

Incident: Gail was left out of her mothers will due to family influence
Settlement: The amount of the estate was modest and we were able to resolve the matter the evening before a mediation for a very good result in the circumstances

Gail was left out of her mothers will. It was her belief her sister had influenced and forced their mother to cut her out.

Previous lawyers advised they were unwilling to act as they believed Gail had no prospects of success.

Our client owned her own home with no mortgage, a good income and very low needs.

Despite these obvious hurdles we were able to get a very good result for Gail and worked well into the night before the mediation to get it resolved to save the costs of the mediation which was much appreciated as those savings went straight to Gail.

Incident: Grazyna injured her foot when she stepped on uneven ground when leaving the premises of Casula Mall.
Settlement: We were able to finish Grazyna claim for $82,500.

Grazyna was employed in the beauty industry and injured her right foot when she stepped on uneven ground when leaving the premises of Casula Mall. The insurance company denied this public liability claim and as such, we filed a Statement of Claim in the District Court.

Grazyna lost no time off work and before the matter proceeded in court we were able to finish her claim for $82,500

Incident: Elie was an unemployed man showering at home in his rental property when some small wall tiles fell off and hit him in the left shoulder.
Settlement: We quickly settled Elie's claim for $110,000 at the District Court.

Elie was an unemployed man showering at home in his rental property when some small wall tiles fell off and hit him in the left shoulder.

The landlord’s insurance company denied liability, therefore, saying Elie was not entitled to any compensation.

Elie instructed us to commence a claim on his behalf in the District Court and we soon after settled the case for $110,000

Incident: Goran was in the course of his employment unloading a truck at someone else’s premises when he injured his shoulder and back.
Settlement: We were able to settle the case out of court for $388,145.69

Goran was in the course of his employment unloading a truck at someone else’s premises when he injured his shoulder and back.

As Goran was on someone else’s premises we were entitled to sue the party in charge of the premises as a public liability claim.

The insurer for the party in charge denied liability and we were instructed by Goran to claim damages.

We were able to settle the case out of court for $388,145.69 leaving Goran free to return to work.

Incident: Shannon’s father passed away and left his entire estate to his business partner/de facto completely cutting Shannon out and leaving her with nothing.
Settlement: Premier lawyers commenced the claim in court and resolved the matter at a court-ordered mediation for over 60% of the total of the Estate.

Shannon lived in QLD and her father lived and passed in NSW. Upon hearing Shannon had been completely left out of her fathers will Premier lawyers flew to QLD to meet with Shannon.

We commenced a claim in NSW on Shannon’s behalf and opposed the Estate being wholly left to the business partner/de facto of 25 years.

Shannon suffers from a number of physical and psychological conditions and relied heavily upon the private health insurance paid by her father whilst he was alive. Once he passed this got cut off as the business partner/de facto refused to pay the ongoing costs. During a pandemic!!

Premier Lawyers stepped in and paid the monthly fees for the duration of the claim (interest-free) and took the matter to a mediation where we negotiated a resolution which resulted in Shannon receiving more than 60% of the Estate.

In our experience daughters against de facto’s generally get awarded a much lower percentage so this was a very good result.

In addition, there were a number of family heirlooms that held great sentimental value to Shannon and we were able to get the Estate to agree to release these to Shannon and delivered them to Shannon free of charge.

Incident: Tris’s mother passed away in QLD and left him approximately 1% of her modest estate. Tris was also out of time to make a claim and lives in NSW.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers sought leave to proceed with the claim even though it was out of time and settled the matter at mediation.

Rather than leave her Estate to her son, it was alleged Tris’s mother spitefully left small amounts of her Estate to several different recipients with which she had little to no contact.

Tris had left it too late to claim so Premier Lawyers would have to seek leave and make an application to the Court and convince the Court that Tris should be allowed to proceed with a claim despite being too late.

There were approximately 8 parties involved and mediation was held via zoom and we were able to negotiate a settlement for Tris to receive 47.5% of the Estate. Much better than the 1% he was originally left.

We were told that Tris was left so little because his mother changed the will after Tris got divorced because she liked his then-wife.

Incident: Michelle was disinherited by her mother and 90% of the estate was left to her brother and the remaining 10% to Michelle’s niece.
Settlement: Michelle did not challenge her nieces 10% but was able to obtain approximately 40% of the residual 90% from her brother.

Michelle lived in Perth while her mother lived and died in Victoria. It was alleged that her brother manipulated the mother to change her will and the will was in fact changed 4 months before her passing.

Premier Lawyers commenced proceedings in Victoria and mediation was arranged with the judicial registrar and court-appointed mediator presiding. It was a very stressful claim as there were allegations of sexual abuse and further issues causing great distress to Michelle.

Michelle’s brother had greater needs than she and we were able to come to an agreement that saw Michelle receive approximately 40% of the 90% left to her brother.

Incident: Anne was injured in a workplace accident.
Settlement: We settled the case for $520,000.

Anne was employed on a casual basis in the hospitality industry and injured her back and neck when she was tasked with moving a crate of milk.

The insurer denied liability for Anne’s injury, and put up a fight to maintain their denial of liability, but Premier Compensation Lawyers won in the end, forcing the insurer to accept that the injury was related to her employment.

Anne had initially instructed another law firm to manage her claim, but they failed to protect her interests, the time to bring a claim before the court had expired, ending Anne’s rights to compensation. Despite this, Premier Compensation Lawyers were able to negotiate a settlement for Anne in the sum of $520,000.

Anne has since bought a house and is very happy with the result.

Incident: Talia was at work when a forklift reversed over her left foot.
Settlement: We negotiated a settlement sum of $440,000 for Talia

Talia was working in her usual occupation as a shop assistant when a forklift reversed over her left foot causing injury to her left foot and ankle. Talia was able to return to work 4 months later. We commenced proceedings in the District Court by way of a Statement of Claim. The lawyers for the insurer, Hall & Willcox, in their Defence document, chose to “not admit” that a collision took place!

Premier lawyers pushed on with the claim on behalf of Talia. The court ordered a mediation and soon after the lawyers from the insurer agreed to pay Talia $440,000.

Not bad for a collision the other side did “not admit” happened!

Incident: Steve suffered psychological injury when a work colleague fell off the bonnet of a car. Steve thought his colleague had been crushed. He hadn’t.
Settlement: We were able to settle Steve’s case for $710,000 plus over 3.5 years of past wages plus $28,600 before even commencing court proceedings.

Steve was driving a truck with a cherry picker when there was an issue with the vehicle and he thought his colleague had been crushed. He hadn’t. As a result Steve suffered psychological injury.

We guided the matter through the Workers Compensation Commission successfully and then sued the employer for negligence.

The matter went for a mediation and settled soon after for and additional $710,000 without even having to commence proceedings in the District Court.

Incident: William was injured many years ago and due to his injuries, the court put someone else in charge of his finances. They said he did not have the capacity. William came to us because he wanted to be in charge of his own finances.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers went to the Supreme Court and got a judgement that William has the capacity and was able to manage his own finances.

William obtained millions of dollars in a personal injury settlement some years ago. William is severely disabled and non-verbal.

Two people were put in charge of his finances. William believes they were mismanaging and misappropriating his finances. We had to prove to the Court that William had capacity and was capable of being in charge of his own money.

Premier Lawyers took this matter to the Supreme Court and after a hard fought battle with many difficulties, were successful and William was found to have capacity and able to manage and be in control of his own money. This truly changed William’s life.

Incident: Sunbal lives in Pakistan and her brother died in a motor vehicle accident.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate an early settlement in the amount of $325,000.

Sunbal’s brother sadly passed away in a motor vehicle accident in Sydney, New South Wales. Sunbal, although she had not seen her brother for a long time, understandably suffered grief from her home in Pakistan.

Despite the cost of living being astronomically lower in Pakistan, we lodged the matter in the District Court of New South Wales and were able to negotiate a settlement of $325,000 for Sunbal.

This amount of money in Pakistan, although will never replace her brother, will assist her financially in a huge way.

Incident: Mark sued his employer for the company car not having air-conditioning which resulted in Mark being involved in an accident.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers sued his employer and negotiated a settlement of $624,000.

Mark was employed as an electronic technician and was driving his employer’s vehicle along the M7 Motorway.

It was a hot day and the vehicle lacked any airconditioning and Mark as a result suffered a seizure. We sued the employer for negligence.

The workers compensation insurer fought the matter hard but at a mediation we were able to resolve the case for $624,000.

Incident: Lisa’s mother passed away leaving the entire Estate to her brother. As Lisa was completely left out, we proceeded with a claim against the Estate on her behalf.
Settlement: By way of negotiations we were able to obtain the sum of $700,000 for Lisa.

Lisa’s mother left an estate of approximately $2.5 million to her son. Her son was the chief carer and had been living with her for some time.

Our 64 year old client was not happy about being left out of the will despite not having had a relationship with her mother for many years. Our client owned her own home but was in receipt of Centrelink due to the Covid pandemic.

The beneficiary was unmarried and had no home.

However, despite these obvious problems Lisa faced, we were able to come to an agreement that saw Lisa receive $700,000.

Incident: Steven is a 66 year old man who suffered injuries to his neck in a motor vehicle accident.
Settlement: We negotiated with the insurer for them to pay $350,000 to settle the case.

Steven was a part time worker when he was hit from behind causing injury to his neck.

The insurer was very difficult and the matter had to progress through MAS on a number of occasions. Ultimately, Steven was assessed as suffering from greater than 10% whole person impairment so was entitled to receive damages for pain and suffering.

We soon after were able to resolve the matter for $350,000.

Incident: Three children were disinherited by their mother when they were very young (dropped off at a train station) and when their mother passed some 50 years later, the Estate was left to her two other children from a new relationship.
Settlement: The three clients of ours challenged their entitlement to nothing in the Will, and we negotiated a settlement in the amount of 57% of the entire Estate.

When our clients were very young their mother dropped them off at a train station which effectively ended the relationship. The deceased went on to have two further children and upon her passing left the entirety of her Estate to those two children.

We commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court and resolved the matter soon after a mediation.

The three remaining children (our clients) despite having no real relationship with the deceased were able to obtain 57% of the estate.

Incident: Elin tripped on a speed bump in a car park.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers negotiated a settlement sum in the amount of $83,000.

Elin was walking through a car park on her way to watch a concert when she tripped on a speed bump and injured her elbow.

Luckily for Elin, she had a fantastic recovery. Premier Lawyers were then able to settle her case for $83,000 after the public liability insurer denied liability.

Incident: The three Neser brothers were left of their mother’s Will with a specific clause written by her outlining the reasons why and left everything to her sister, a charity and 30% to another disabled child.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate a payment of 46% out of an available 70% of the Estate.

The Neser’s mother passed away and in her Will, it specifically excluded them and stated that there has been no relationship for some 25 years. Two of the three brothers were independently wealthy, which made the task all the more difficult.

Instructions were that we were not to challenge their disabled brother’s 30% but rather to make a challenge against the remaining 70%. Despite the problems with the mother’s specific wishes and the argument as to financial need, negotiations went over many days and we obtained 46% out of the 70% available.

Incident: Blake is a 43 year old man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers negotiated a settlement of $69,000.

Blake is a 43 year old man who suffered a minor motor vehicle accident and did not miss a day of work.

Blake’s injuries were minor to the point we did not obtain any medico-legal evidence and quickly resolved his matter for $69,000 leaving him very happy.

Incident: Brett was sexually abused by an employee of a Church-run boys’ home approximately 40 years ago.
Settlement: We were able to resolve the matter shortly before hearing for $500,000 for Brett.

Back in the late eighties, Brett was a 12-year-old ordered to reside at a boys’ home where it was alleged the supervisor sexually abused him on a couple of occasions. Brett kept this silent for many years until finally seeking legal assistance.

We commenced the claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, prepared the matter for hearing and managed to settle the claim shortly beforehand. We have been told this was a record payment for this certain religious organisation.

Incident: Karen was injured at work in Queensland when a shelf landed on her causing minor injury.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers were able to negotiate an early settlement in the amount of $100,000.

Karen was employed in Queensland working in a van when a shelf fell onto her injuring her neck.

Karen was able to return to work and is currently in employment earning more money than prior to the accident.

The employer denied our claim for damages so we lodged the matter in the District Court of Queensland and was soon after able to settle the case for $100,000.

Incident: Graham’s father passed away, and although there were seven named beneficiaries in the Will, Graham was not one of them.
Settlement: Despite many years of no contact with the deceased, Premier Lawyers were able to settle the matter, with Graham receiving more than 10% of the total estate.

Our 61-year-old client Graham was completely left out of his father’s Will. There were seven beneficiaries. Our client challenged the Will as did one other.

There were many years of non-contact with the deceased and our client had a terminal illness which negatively affected the value of the claim. However, we were able to obtain a settlement of greater than 10% of the Estate which was a great result in the circumstances.

Incident: Mira was employed as a cleaner and carrying a 6 kilogram backpack vacuum caused injury to her back in 2002.
Settlement: We settled the case at mediation for $250,000.

Mira is a 56 year old woman who was employed as a cleaner performing normal cleaning duties using a 6 kilogram backpack vacuum.

In 2002 she experienced pain in her back whilst performing her normal tasks.

We made a workers compensation claim for Mira and were able to settle on a common law basis for $250,000 despite the claim being approximately 14 years late.

Incident: While playing a game of “sumo” wrestling in padded suits, Ryan was injured at school.
Settlement: We were able to settle Ryan’s matter for $175,000.

Ryan was a school child wearing a padded sump-type suit when he was knocked over and hit his head. The school’s insurance company denied liability, and as such, we had to commence proceedings in court.

Ryan was able to complete his studies and go onto university, where he is currently obtaining high marks in his accountancy degree. After a settlement conference with the legal representatives of the school we were able to resolve the matter for $175,000.

Incident: Ray was employed as a truck driver and sustained an injury when the truck he was in charge of rolled over his leg.
Settlement: We were able to negotiate a settlement in the amount of $300,000 at mediation.

Ray alleged he applied the park brake of the truck, exited the vehicle and went to open a gate. The truck then rolled over Ray causing severe damage to his leg.

The insurance company denied that the employer was at fault and alleged that it must have been a fault with the vehicle or that Ray must not have put the parking brake on. Despite these hurdles, at a workplace injury damages mediation, we negotiated a settlement with the worker’s compensation insurer in the amount of $300,000.

Incident: Mo weighed 140 kilograms and was rocking back on a stool whilst playing poker machines. The stool snapped causing injury to Mo.
Settlement: Just prior to the court hearing we were able to resolve the matter for $110,000.

Mo was unemployed and playing the poker machines when he lent back on his stool, and it snapped. Since the incident, Mo has returned to full-time work, which was a substantial issue we had to overcome.

Approximately a week out from the court hearing we were able to negotiate with the insurance company and settle the matter for $110,000.

Incident: Julian was completely left out of his grandfather’s will.
Settlement: Premier Lawyers attended the hearing with 3 days notice and got an award of approximately $240,000.

Julian showed up to our office just days before a week long hearing in the Supreme Court with no legal advice or legal representation enquiring about his grandfather who had passed away and left him out of the will.

There were 3 other aggrieved parties challenging the will as well. We picked up the case on the Thursday, and ran the hearing on the Monday for 5 days.

Julian, although completely out of the will, won his case and was awarded some $240,000.

Incident: Brian passed away leaving his estate to his family. A daughter was not happy with how much she was given and challenged. We were defending the will.
Settlement: The disgruntled daughter claimed approximately 25% of the estate and we were able to negotiate and resolve the matter to pay an approximate 10% of the estate.

Brian left a $4.5 million estate to members of his family.

One of his daughters was not happy with the amount she was left and retained lawyers who commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales claiming approximately 25% of the estate.

We were able to successfully defend the will and resolved the matter by only paying approximately 10% of the estate to the challenging party, This settlement was obtained even before a hearing date was allocated so the family of the deceased was happy to get it over and done with for a relatively small amount in a relatively short period of time.

Incident: Dot’s aunt passed away and left her out of the estate.
Settlement: We were able to negotiate a settlement prior to having to commence proceedings and obtained more than half of the estate for our client.

Dot’s aunt passed away and left an estate of approximately $250,000.

Our client was completely left out of the current will but was a beneficiary in the previous will done some 10 years ago. The new will was completed a couple of months before death.

We were able to negotiate a settlement prior to commencing proceedings in the Supreme Court in the amount of $135,000. This was much more than half of the entire total of the estate. Our client was very happy with this as she was the niece of the deceased and left out of the will.

Incident: Ian was injured and settled direct with the insurance company and received $10,536.38 without the assistance of a lawyer. Premier Lawyers were able to get the settlement overturned
Settlement: Settlement: We settled the claim for $700,000 plus legal costs of getting the settlement overturned (approx. $150,000)

Ian suffers from learning difficulties and was employed as a machine operator earning approximately $600 per week when he was injured as a result of someone else’s negligence.

The insurance company pressured Ian to settle his case directly with them and received the amount of $10,536.38. Ian instructed Premier Lawyers and we commenced proceedings in the District Court of New South Wales to have the settlement agreement overturned. We were successful in the District Court and the settlement was overturned and the insurer was ordered to pay Ian’s legal costs.

We were then able to negotiate a settlement of Ian’s case for a total of $700,000.

Ian was obviously thrilled with the result.

Incident: Azmi had a motor vehicle accident and his former solicitors had charged him too much.
Settlement: We were able to negotiate repayment of the overcharging to Azmi.

Azmi had a motor vehicle accident and instructed solicitors to act on his behalf. Like most clients, Azmi left the dealings in the hands of his solicitor and trusted them to do the right thing.

Unfortunately, the solicitors attempted to charge Azmi too much money for their services.

Azmi contacted our office and we were able to negotiate a repayment in a short period of time without having to commence any court proceedings or incurring any unnecessary costs.

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