<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Maurice Blackburn in the news</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au</link><generator>umbraco</generator><description>Maurice Blackburn in the news</description><language>en</language><item><title>Banks squeal</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/banks-squeal.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/banks-squeal.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ In Australia this week, the High Court passed a verdict allowing an appeal by Maurice Blackburn (MB) Lawyers to bypass the Federal Court, and be expedited straight to the top.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Woman sues Cairns Regional Council for $1.17m over Esplanade bench fall</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/woman-sues-cairns-regional-council-for-$117m-over-esplanade-bench-fall.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/woman-sues-cairns-regional-council-for-$117m-over-esplanade-bench-fall.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Cairns Regional Council could be forced to pay more than $1 million to a Bentley Park woman who fractured her neck in two places after falling from a bench on the Esplanade boardwalk.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>State to be flooded by action</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/state-to-be-flooded-by-action.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/state-to-be-flooded-by-action.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Flood litigators IMF and Maurice Blackburn Lawyers are confident a class action law suit against the State will go ahead as they await the results of their research.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lying on your CV</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/lying-on-your-cv.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/lying-on-your-cv.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maurice Blackburn's Rebecca Gilsenan discusses why you could loose your job if you lie on your CV. She also talks about ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>High Court to hear bank fee challenge</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/high-court-to-hear-bank-fee-challenge.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/high-court-to-hear-bank-fee-challenge.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The High Court will hear a class action by customers of the ANZ Bank alleging it charged excessive fees for overdrafts, overdrawn accounts, dishonour fees and over-the-limit credit card accounts.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Family suing Health Department over suicide</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/family-suing-health-department-over-suicide.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/family-suing-health-department-over-suicide.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The family of a depressed Perth mother of four, who committed suicide in Mexico by taking a euthanasia drug after a WA mental health facility allegedly failed to act on warning signs and provide her with proper care, is suing the Health Department.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Family launches legal action against Health Department</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/family-launches-legal-action-against-health-department.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/family-launches-legal-action-against-health-department.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Erin Berg took her life whilst in the grip of post natal depression leaving behind her four children. Now her family is taking the Health Department to court to seek accountability for Erin Berg's death.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flight Centre bullying case in Fed Court</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flight-centre-bullying-case-in-fed-court.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flight-centre-bullying-case-in-fed-court.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A whistleblower who lost his career after standing up for a bullied co-worker at one of Australia's biggest travel agencies has filed Federal Court action.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>High Court to hear bank fee challenge</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/high-court-to-hear-bank-fee-challenge.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/high-court-to-hear-bank-fee-challenge.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The High Court will hear a class action by customers of the ANZ Bank alleging it charged excessive fees for overdrafts, overdrawn accounts, dishonour fees and over-the-limit credit card accounts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Centro moves on after legal settlement</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/centro-moves-on-after-legal-settlement.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/centro-moves-on-after-legal-settlement.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia says a $200 million settlement in a class action against it allows it to move on and focus on improving value for its securityholders.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gerda’s grave plea to TAC </title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/gerda’s-grave-plea-to-tac-.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/gerda’s-grave-plea-to-tac-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Gerda Wachter was in Essendon four years ago when she was hit by a car. The driver sped off, leaving Gerda to an eight month stint in hospital, followed by months of rehabilitation and life in a wheelchair.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Centro verdict 'a win for shareholders'</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/centro-verdict-'a-win-for-shareholders'.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/centro-verdict-'a-win-for-shareholders'.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The success of a $200 million class action case against the property group Centro Retail Australia is a win for all Australian investors, lawyers for the shareholders say.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Legal Advice for Lotto </title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/legal-advice-for-lotto-.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/legal-advice-for-lotto-.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maurice Blackburn Principal and Ten Breakfast resident lawyer Rebecca Gilsenan provdies advice when entering into a syndicate ahead of tonight's 70 million jackpot for the Oz Lotto draw. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Qantas loses in Federal Court: Maurice Blackburn wins</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/qantas-loses-in-federal-court-maurice-blackburn-wins.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/qantas-loses-in-federal-court-maurice-blackburn-wins.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Qantas is facing a fine after the Federal Court upheld a judgement that the airline and a manager breached the Fair Work Act in its treatment of an engineer.  

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Educate instead of blame if you want to save lives</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/educate-instead-of-blame-if-you-want-to-save-lives.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/educate-instead-of-blame-if-you-want-to-save-lives.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Disappointed Victorians have swamped radio and the internet over the past week to vent their frustration at the conduct of the TAC in its new advertisement – a “reconstruction” depicting a collision between a motorcycle with a car that comes out from what appears to be a stop sign on a minor road of a T-intersection.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Section 10</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/section-10.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/section-10.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Maurice Blackburn Principal and Ten Breakfast resident lawyer Rebecca Gilsenan explains how some people can plead guilty to a minor first offence and not have a conviction recorded, plus she looks at discrimination at work.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>From Italy with</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/from-italy-with.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/from-italy-with.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ An asbestos tragedy of operatic proportions has played out in an Italian court. What are the potential ramifications for Australia?]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Luke Ball’s knee and sports compensation</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/luke-ball’s-knee-and-sports-compensation.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/luke-ball’s-knee-and-sports-compensation.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The circumstances of Luke Ball’s recent season-ending knee injury raise some interesting legal issues for sporting clubs and their respective leagues. 

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>When sex is on the job in more ways than one</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/when-sex-is-on-the-job-in-more-ways-than-one.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/when-sex-is-on-the-job-in-more-ways-than-one.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A COURT decision to approve workers' compensation for a woman who happened to be having sex while staying at a motel while working away from home will inspire much public debate - but for the wrong reasons. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sickness payout</title><link>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/sickness-payout.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.pamelacoward.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/sickness-payout.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Girl has severe brain damage after eating contaminated chicken.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>
