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Accident claims
Compensation
Motor vehicle accident

Your guide to car accident injury claims

Been involved in a car accident? This guide will teach you everything you need to know about car accident injury claims.

Estates
Wills

Your guide to will and estate planning

Here’s everything you need to know about will and estate planning, from what a will is to grounds for contesting a will.

Farm Debt Mediation

The South Australian Parliament passed the Farm Debt Mediation Act (‘the Act’) in late 2018 in order to provide a mechanism for ‘the efficient and equitable resolution of farm debt disputes’.

5 Things Every First Home Buyer Has To Know

Entering the property market can be a daunting experience. Some people go in armed with facts and figures, others go in not really knowing what they want or need and then there are some who just go “all in” with no information and no facts.

Foreign Investment Review Board: Options for Developers

Buying off the plan has become very popular among foreign persons looking for residence or investment. Australia has a foreign investment framework where foreign persons generally need to apply to the Foreign Investment Review Board (‘FIRB’) for approval to purchase residential real estate in Australia.

Silicosis Compensation in South Australia

Silicosis is a disease traditionally associated with tradespeople like quarry workers, tunnellers and ceramic workers, who were exposed to high levels of respirable silica dust.

Silicosis and Workplace Safety Regulations

Silicosis is a lung disease that results from inhalation of silica dust which causes breathing difficulty.

Parenting Arrangements Over the Holidays

Johnston Withers Family Lawyers have experience in creating Parenting Plans and Consent Orders as well as negotiating arrangements. We are also able to represent you in the Family Courts should that be necessary.

Seeing a family lawyer – what to take to your first meeting

Here are some tips and a checklist to make sure you get the most out of the experience, that the Family Lawyer gets the information he or she needs, and you get the advice you are after.

Working from Home: Checklist for Employers

Employers owe the same work healthy and safety obligations to employees who are working from home as they do to those employees in the workplace

Underpayment of wages. What does it mean for you?

Australia’s complex system of laws, award and agreements can lead to employers (particularly small businesses) unintentionally underpaying their employees. This can have significant consequences.