Personal Injury Law Articles

Big tobacco and its posse still in the saddle after eight long years

It was Christmas Eve and just as Santa was preparing to squeeze down millions of chimneys, the Victorian Supreme Court delivered a beautifully wrapped present to famous tobacco litigant Rolah McCabe.

CSR offers reassurance

CSR directors were "very confident" the company's asbestos liabilities would be honoured if it split into two companies next year, chief executive Jerry Maycock said yesterday.

CSR rejects compo fears

THE directors of CSR were "very confident" the company's asbestos liabilities would be honoured if it split in two companies next year, the chief executive, Jerry Maycock, said yesterday.

New judges appointed

TWO senior Melbourne barristers with decades of experience in diverse legal fields have been appointed judges of the County Court. Attorney-General Rob Hulls said James Montgomery, SC, and James Parrish, SC, would make a significant contribution to Victoria's justice system.

Ad ban to target personal injury lawyers

PERSONAL injury law firms, sometimes derided as the "ambulance chasers" of the legal profession, are using a variety of tricks to exploit loopholes in NSW laws banning them from advertising their services.