Practice Areas – Brown McComish Solicitors

Workplace Injuries

INJURED AT WORK?
A “worker” who suffers an “injury” arising out of or in the course of employment may be entitled to compensation.

A worker who sustains a workplace injury may have a statutory entitlement to compensation pursuant to WorkCover no-fault scheme and common law damages where serious injury and negligence can be established.

Transport Accidents

INJURED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT?
A person injured in a transport accident is entitled to compensation if:

the accident occurred in Victoria or, if in another state or territory, the accident involved a Victorian registered motor vehicle; and
at the time of the accident the person was the driver of, or a passenger in, the registered motor vehicle and was a resident of Victoria.
‘Transport accident’ means an incident directly caused by the driving of motor car or motor vehicle, railway train or tram.

Total and Permanent Disablement Claims

HAVE YOU BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED?
Normally superannuation entitlements cannot be accessed until retirement age. However, where an injury or illness is such that a member of a superannuation fund is unable to work in an occupation which that person is suited by reason of training, education and experience, it may be possible to access superannuation benefits by reason of total and permanent disablement.

Criminal Law

CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OR TRAFFIC OFFENCE?

We are happy to assist in relation to all aspects of the criminal law such as:

Applying for legal aid;
Whether to participate in a record of interview or exercise the right to remain silent;
Advising clients held in custody;
Making a bail application;
The options available in relation to whether a guilty plea should be entered or the matter contested;
Whether an appeal should be lodged.

Wills and Estates

PLANNING YOUR FUTURE?
We can help you to manage your affairs by drafting and preparing a basic Will package which also includes an Enduring General Power of Attorney and Appointment of Medical Treatment Decision-Maker.

Our team at Brown McComish Solicitors of Sharon Colgate and Matt Pitkin will make planning your future a simple and easy process and will ensure that managing your affairs isn’t daunting.

Conveyancing

BUYING OR SELLING A PROPERTY OR BUSINESS?
We can assist in all aspects of conveyancing including:

Purchase of a home or business;
Farm transfers;
Sale of a home or business;
Drafting and reviewing Contracts of Sale;
Drafting and reviewing Section 32’s;
Lodging Caveats;
Transferring Title of Land;