claim

Sometimes in Federal Circuit court cases under the Fairwork division, the applicant also makes a claim for a breach of other legislation, such as the Australian Consumer Law. If the applicant loses the consumer law claim, are costs still under the rules of the Fairwork Act? That is, the...

I work at a supermarket as a casual facing the grocery aisles and removing all empty boxes and removing misplaced and damaged stock (easier said than done as the amount of theft and empty wrappers/packages is unimaginable,you would think cctv would deter theft but no!). I was getting an...

If I need to make a claim on house after builders warranty has ended, and the insurers inspection finds the build was not compliant. will I still be able to claim? or will insurer reject

I have been seeing a woman for about three years and we have a child together. Child has always lived with her. We have not been living together for many months. I am about to purchase a property with money I have from a previous house sale before we ever met. My question is can she claim...

Is there any reason why damages for defamation couldn’t be claimed in a successful general protections adverse action case? Would the defamation need to be an adverse action itself caused by the exercise of a workplace right or could it be considered for damages in the same way that shock...

My father took his life in 2011 and left some money to his wife. She never claimed the money and in 2014 told me she wants me to have it. The executor/solicitor contact me advising they cannot get in contact with her. Ten years later, I am in financial hardship and would like to claim the...

A friend's son's claim was recently accepted, but was subsequently denied. He's a P-Plater, named as a second driver on the policy. Licence suspension due to double demerits. Got it back, had a stack well after. Insurers denied the claim as 'his licence had been suspended in the past'

I'm preparing to start small claim but I'm not sure whether I need to just describe events or do I sue for specific "offences" etc? I purchased a dog for hobby breeding purpose from private sale and was lied about dog's breed. For starters there is huge confusion on whether consumer law applies...

Hi all, So this is what happened: It's a clear sunny day, 2:30pm on a weekday. I am after a parking spot at a medical clinic so I turn into the driveway of the car park. There are no available spots on closer inspection. What else is there to do but exit the car park. There is no room to...

Hi, I am unsure where I stand legally here, but I think I might have a case as it just seems wrong. Looking for some advice on whether I can push this successfully or not with AFCA (the governing body for car insurance). I had a fully comp policy on my car. I had an accidental which was my...