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Turner Freeman has released a new brochure relating to claims for personal injury in West Australia. Download Brochure
Turner Freeman Senior Associate and Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law, Sian Ryan was interviewed about workplace bullying on ABC radio’s AM program.
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Sohn appointed as a partner Erwin Sohn has joined Turner Freeman’s Perth office as a Partner. Erwin has a special interest in litigation at all court levels in Tort and Common law disputes and personal injury claims including serious injuries or death, public liability, and disability insurance claims. He has acted for injured Western Australian’s [...]
In a landmark decision, the District Court of South Australia has made an award of compensatory and exemplary damages to Turner Freeman client, Peter Parker. Mr Parker was employed at the BHP shipyards at Whyalla during the 1960′s and 1970′s. Judge Lovell undertook an review of the extensive use of asbestos materials at the shipyards. [...]
Turner Freeman’s office in the Sydney CBD has moved to Level 13, 39 Martin Place. The office postal address and telephone numbers remain the same.
Kacey Wuelfert of our Perth Office and Harry Dignam of our Brisbane office have been promoted to the position of partner within the firm. Kacey Wuelfert joined Turner Freeman as a solicitor in 2003. In 2010 she transferred from our Brisbane office to open Turner Freeman’s first office in Western Australia. See Kacey’s biography. >Harry Dignam [...]
In an important case in relation to the issues of forseeability of risk of injury and warnings, the NSW Court of Appeal has found that James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd should have known from at least 1953 of the dangers posed by asbestos to users in industry. Mr John Booth instructed Turner Freeman partner [...]
Sian Ryan, a Turner Freeman Senior Associate and accedited specialist in employment and industrial law, acts for Jessie Holgersson in an important case under the Fair Work Act. Ms Holgersson undertook two training flights with Qantas and hoped to offered a position as a flight attendant. However, after she raised concerns following an engine failure, [...]
Two Turner Freeman lawyers – Sian Ryan and David Taylor – have been added to the Law Society of NSW’s listing of accredited specialists in employment and industrial law. Sian Ryan, a Senior Associate in our Sydney city office joined the firm in 2001. David Taylor is a Partner in the Parramatta office and joined the [...]
Turner Freeman Partner Tanya Segelov has been appointed to the 9 person Advisory Committee to the National Asbestos Management Review by the Minister for Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans. The Commonwealth Government announced that the review will will assess current activities in the area of asbestos management and research and make recommendations for the development of [...]
Turner Freeman Senior Associate Sian Ryan appeared on the Chanel 7 Sunrise program on 28 October 2010. She discussed changes to the law in relation to breastfeeding, parental leave for fathers and the new Age Discrimination Commisioner. Watch Sian Ryan on Sunrise (will open in new window)
Turner Freeman partner David Taylor appeared on the Today program on Chanel 9 to discuss when an employer can lawfully dock an employee’s pay. Watch video
The High Court of Australia rejected an application for special leave brought by the insurer of the old East-West Airlines against a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal upholding a verdict in the Dust Diseases Tribunal for a flight attendendant. The flight attendendant, Joanne Turner alleged she suffered ongoing respiratory disease and [...]
Turner Freeman client Dennis Obst worked at Adelaide Brighton Cement at its Angaston works between 1957 and 1993 as a fitter’s assistant and rigger. During this employment Mr Obst was required to work with insulation materials containing asbestos. He used asbestos rope as an insulator and sealant. He also came into contact with asbestos lagging that [...]
Turner Freeman Associate Sian Ryan was interviewed on the Chanel 10 – 7pm project in relation to the claim by Kristy Fraser-Kirk against David Jones for $37 million for sexual harrassment. View video (story starts at 5 minutes 54)
Between 1963 and 1979 Turner Freeman client William Abel worked as a sheetmetal worker, assistant plumber, foreman plumber, production manager and manufacturing manager for Atco. Atco built transportable buildings made of asbestos cement fibro sheets which were manufactured and supplied by James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited. Mr Abel cut and installed the asbestos cement [...]
Turner Freeman Partner Tanya Segelov was interviewed by the ABC’s PM program about the risks of exposure to asbestos from renovation work on fibro houses. Ray Colbert of the Queensland Asbestos Related Disease Support Society and Vicki Hamilton of the Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Group were also interviewed. Tanya had spoken at a national [...]
Booth v. Amaca Turner Freeman’s new office in Perth is at level 8, 16 St Georges Terrace which is conveniently located directly accross from the Concert Hall in the City and is within walking distance to both the Supreme and Distric Courts of Western Australia. You can contact us on 08 9325 6920.
Booth v. Amaca In a significant case, the Judge Curtis of the Dust Diseases Tribunal has found that a risk of injury was reasonably forseeable for brake mechanics from 1953 onwards. Turner Freeman Partner Gerard McMahon acted for Mr Booth. Mr Booth worked as a brake mechanic between 1953 and 1996. In 2009 he developed [...]
Turner Freeman has launched a new website for our new WA office. The WA site is one of a number of sites being launched by the firm around the country. So that the websites can provide appropriate local information, and also so as to ensure compliance with various states laws, each state will operate a [...]
Stewart v. QBE: The High Court handed down a unanimous decision which found that insurance companies, rather than sick claimants, had the onus of proving any limit on old workers’ compensation insurance policies.