Clem7 Tunnel investors have filed a $150 million class action in the Sydney Federal Court against engineering consultants AECOM Australia, alleging that they have collectively lost $150 million. The class action represents 700 investors, who claim they have been misled with excessive traffic forecasts by AECOM Australia’s engineering consultants.

The plaintiffs claim that AECOM had projected that the tunnel would see heavy traffic of about 100,000 vehicles per day 18 months after its inauguration in April 2010. However, the present traffic volume remains at 24,000 vehicles a day.

The lawsuit claims that the defendant failed to apply “conservative and reasonable assumptions” during the preparation of its traffic forecast. The plaintiffs assert that the defendant made “unreasonable assumptions” to make the tunnel project appear “viable.”

IMF is backing the class action on the difference between the forecasted traffic volume by AECOM Australia and the actual traffic volumes. IMF spokesman Andrew Charles believes AECOM is liable for product disclosure statement, but it failed to give the full picture to the investors. The failure of the consultant to supply right information resulted in loss to the investors.

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of financial loss due to fraud, breach of trust, professional negligence, injury, accident, contractual fraud or action of others. We can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for your loss, distress and suffering. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has banned a Victorian bankrupt businessman found guilty of duping retirees of tens of thousands of dollars for a purported charity. Since the new consumer laws were implemented, this is the first time in history when a court has made orders banning an individual from managing companies.

The federal court has barred 71-year-old Laurence Glynne Hann from running a business for 15 years, restraining him from duping people into investing money or working for him in the field of household cleaning products or claimed charities.  The court penalized him $450,000 after finding him guilty of showing “deceptive conduct” when he marketed a scheme to elderly retirees, which involved Heartlink household cleaning items.

The federal court found Mr Hann’s conduct as “egregious” and he was a repeat offender, as he indulged in duping people into investing huge sums in a purported charity, where there was no hope of any profit generation.

Recently, the Ballarat Magistrates Court found Mr Hann guilty of cynically exploiting innocent individuals and breaching the provisions of the Fair Trading Act, when he deliberately sought dupe people into investing in purported funds, where there was no chance of recovery of investments. The court has found him guilty of breaching sections 52 and 59 of the Trade Practices Act, involving misleading and deceptive conduct.                                            

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of financial loss due to fraud, breach of trust, professional negligence, injury, accident, contractual fraud or action of others. We can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for your distress and suffering. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement.

An Adelaide catering business has pleaded guilty to violation of workplace safety laws in the Andrew Toepfer forklift lawsuit. The SA Industrial Court has fined the company $73,000 for violation of workplace safety rules, as a result of which one of its employees was seriously injured in 2009. The accident has left the victim disabled and confined to a wheelchair.

Andrew Toepfer, who was a first aid officer with the catering firm at that time, suffered serious leg injuries when the truck being driven by him at the Bidvest Australia Cater Plus operation struck a loose grate over a drain and toppled over.

As a result, Toepfer was trapped in the overhead framework of the truck. According to ABC news online report, the court found that being the first aid officer, Toepfer had guided the staff how to free him.

The court heard that the company had pleaded guilty and was remorseful and supported Toepfer throughout his recovery and rehabilitation.

Lloyds & Barclay personal injury lawyers have outstanding success rate in workplace, professional negligence, and personal injury lawsuits. If you have suffered from injuries, emotional distress, or economic loss due to direct or indirect action or fault of your employer, contact us to file workplace injury lawsuits seeking damages and compensations. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement from your employer for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the workplace injury.

We also help people get compensation for injuries resulted due to professional negligence. We offer legal our services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement. 

Statistics reveal that the number of claims for medical compensation has been rising constantly in Australia for some time now. A maximum number of medical compensation claims relate to post-surgery complications. In some, the plaintiffs or their relatives demand compensation for failed procedures.

According to the latest report prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, more than 2,900 new medical indemnity claims were filed during in 2009-10, which is more than that of the previous two years.

In half of such claims, negotiation played an important role in finalizing settlement, with 3 percent settled in court. The compensation in at least 60 percent of these cases was less than $10,000, with the two parties settling for $500,000 or more in only 6 percent of the cases.

The experience and knowledge of your medical malpractice lawyer can be a big boost to your compensation claim in settlements both in the court and outside.

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of other, we can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement. 

A Wisconsin jury has awarded $700,000 to two brothers, who were sexually abused by a priest at the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay in 1978. The victims had filed a sexual abuse lawsuit in 2008 accusing the diocese of misrepresentation and failing to disclose sexual abuse by priests. While criminal proceedings resulted in imprisonment of the accused Rev. John Fenney in 2004, the jury also found that the Green Bay Diocese covered up sexual abuse incidents by the concerned priest during the 1960s and 1970s.

Merryfields brothers, Todd and Troy, were molested by Fenney when they attended St. Nicholas Church in Freedom at the age of 12 and 14. A number of priests and church officials testified in the court about reported inappropriate behaviour by Feeney. The plaintiffs had accused that the diocese did not act at that time despite being aware of involvement of the priest in acts of child molestation and sexual assaults.

The accused priest touched girls inappropriately during a mental health counselling at a church retreat in 1974, testified Rev. Lawrence Canavera during the trial. A number of witnesses admitted of receiving complaints about Feeney having naked showers with boys after basketball games.

The court has awarded the compensation to the brothers for the pain and agony they have had. The diocese’s bill is set to be much higher as the court will assemble on Wednesday to decide on the punitive damage to be paid.

Justice is delayed, but not denied. The sexual abuse lawsuit has become an example for all those suffered due to assault and molestation during their childhood days. The historic judgment provides courage to the Catholic church sexual abuse victims to come out and seek exemplary punishment for individuals and organizations accountable for their pain, agony, emotional disturbance and devastation of childhood years.

With a mission to end sexual abuse in Australia, Lloyds and Barclay Lawyers offer legal assistance and representation to molestation victims for protection of their right to lead a dignified life, punish perpetrator, and seek exemplary punitive damages. Contact us if you are subject to any kind of sexual abuse, professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of others. We offer legal services to personal injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement.

Two women from Queensland who were injured when a balcony of the Church Grammar School collapses have filed a lawsuit in Brisbane District Court against the school, which is one of the elite private schools in Brisbane.

The 47-year-old Anne Elizabeth Gillespie and 51-year-old Melinda Shirley Gaudion have filed civil lawsuits, claiming damages worth $600,000.

In November 2008, during the end-of-year lunch party held for mothers of Class 12^th students of Anglican Church Grammar School, the home veranda fell, with more than 20 women plunging three metres into the ground.  The incident left at least 16 of the women injured, with many of them suffering broken legs. There was one with a broken back and a shattered pelvis. Amid this, Annette Lee Spencer, who was a talented architect, succumbed to her injuries.

A number of legal actions followed immediately after the event, which triggered a coroner’s inquest.

In the two lawsuits, the two plaintiffs have complained of the injuries suffered that fateful day.  One of the plaintiffs claims she has suffered chronic adjustment disorder and seeks damages worth $346,189.

The other plaintiff seeks damages worth$270,097, claiming that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and chronic adjustment disorder in the incident.

The plaintiffs claim that each of them paid $40 to attend the function organized at the Upper Lancaster Rd property on the invitation extended to them by Churchie. The lawsuit claims that the host failed to exercise “reasonable care” in ensuring the guests stayed safe during the event.  The suit asserts no inspection was “undertaken by or at the direction of Churchie and/or the school”.

The two women are filing complaints against a carpenter Shaun Duignan, who worked on the house during 2001-2002. The lawsuit also names Australian Building Inspection Service Pty Ltd, responsible for the inspection of the dwelling.

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of other, we can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement. 

Rose Ashton-Weir has filed a lawsuit against Geelong Grammar School, one of the most prestigious private schools in Australia, claiming that she could not get admission into the law course as per her preference.

The plaintiff claims that the elite school, of which Britain’s Prince Charles was an alumnus in 1966, did not provide her with proper support. The plaintiff says her final high school score was “insufficiently high enough” to seek admission into the law department at University of Sydney.                   

The lawsuit claims that the school had failed her, which proved incredibly detrimental to the development of her academic skills, instead of helping her improve. 

The plaintiff’s mother, Elizabeth Weir, seeks AU$39,000 as compensation for rent that she had to pay to a new home in Sydney, where they had relocated when their daughter took admission in Geelong Grammar. She also claims that the relocation proved detrimental to her cookie business, which would have otherwise brought her an income of over AU$450,000 over a three-year period. 

The court will resume the hearing of the case in August.  

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of other, we can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement. 

Fifty women have filed a personal injury class action in the Supreme Court against a Melbourne clinic, alleging that they contracted hepatitis C virus after undergoing a surgical procedure at the clinic. The plaintiffs seek compensation for their pain and suffering, loss of wages, and medical expenses they had to incur following the procedure. 

The plaintiffs have named the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, director of the former Croydon Day Surgery Dr Mark Schulberg, and anaesthetist Dr James Latham Peters in the lawsuit. The complainants allege that Dr Peters failed to provide them adequate care when they underwent the Croydon Day Surgery during January 2008-December 2009. 

This is the first instance when a personal injury class action lawsuit has been filed against a medical practitioner regulator in Australia. The Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria, now a part of national Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, is the authorised body responsible for regulating the medical registration of Dr Peters. 

The professional negligence lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs have been devastated by what had happened to them following the surgical procedure. 

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of other, we can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement.

A former Tasmanian detective, who was sacked from job after having been found guilty of drunk-driving, has won back his job.  The sacked police officer has been demoted and will resume duty as soon as there is a suitable position for him.

The 31-year-old Reid was the first police officer to be sacked as per the guidelines issued by the state police previous year in October. The Police Review Board, which is an independent statutory body, has called for the reinstatement of Senior Constable Tim Reid on reduced pay for two years.

At the time of the car crash on the East Derwent Highway, the off-duty Reid recorded a much higher than the legal blood-alcohol reading. In fact, the reading was almost five times the permissible limit.

According to Deputy Commissioner Scott Tilyard, Reid would be able to resume duty as soon as there is a vacancy for him.

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of unfair punishment or action because of drunk driving. Lloyds and Barclay Lawyers assists people victim of job loss and harsher punishments because of acts of omission to protect their legal rights. We also help victims of car crashes and auto accidents file personal injury lawsuits and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement. 

A lawsuit seeking $200 million has been filed in the New York federal court on behalf of four performers who used to entertain passengers aboard the doomed Costa Concordia.  The lawsuit has been filed against the luxury liner’s owners and operators, accusing them of showing gross negligence in the deadly Costa Concordia crash on January 13th.

The lawsuit, representing the Hungarian musicians and dancers that worked on the doomed ship, allege that the defendant did not properly train the crew on operating and evacuating the ship in case of emergency. The luxury liner capsized after ramming a reef in January.  The lawsuit claims that the incident has dealt a heavy blow to the plaintiffs, who are not able to work since the fatal crash due to physical and mental injuries sustained at that time.

The plaintiffs seek $50 million each and punitive damages for mental anguish, physical injuries, and lost wages.

The lawsuit said that a fifth member of the ensemble violinist Sandor Feher drowned that fatal day and died of blunt trauma to the head while apparently attempting to help children wear life jackets. At least 32 people died aboard the Costa Concordia when the luxury cruise liner capsized off the coast of Italy.

Another lawsuit has been filed in Miami against the ship owners on behalf of dozens of plaintiffs, seeking over $500 million in damages.

Contact us if you are subject to any kind of professional negligence, injury, accident, emotional distress, contractual fraud or financial distress due to the action of other, we can assist you to know your legal rights and seek course correction and punitive damages. Lloyds and Barclay lawyers are ready to assist you to protect your legal rights and seek punitive damages for physical and emotional injuries. You have the right to seek punitive damages and financial reimbursement for job loss, medical treatment, loss of companionship and property and other future expenditures to be incurred due to the injury. We offer legal services to injury victims on the basis of no win no fee arrangement.