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In February 2021, Better Safer Care Victoria provided a report on “sentinel events”; incidents in which a person receiving healthcare died or was seriously harmed.

We review a case where Polaris Lawyers was able to resolve the client’s common law claim for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident without the need to go to court; achieving a [...]

You may think, why would a law firm offer not to be paid for all that time if it didn’t mean more money for them eventually? We work this way because we believe our clients have a reasonable [...]

A Polaris No Win No Fee agreement does not mean paying more than if you’d been billed monthly. If you’ve pursued your claim under a No Win No Fee agreement and your case is unsuccessful, then the [...]

Costs charged by personal injury lawyers in Victoria are regulated under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (LPUL). This sets out a number of rules for lawyers about how they charge. It is [...]

Participants in high risk or adventure related activities are often asked to sign a waiver. Personal injury waiver forms generally ask you to acknowledge that you understand the risks associated [...]

The TAC protocols govern the conduct of TAC and personal injury lawyers before any litigation. Polaris is proud to be a participant. Polaris participates in the protocols because we believe the [...]

Even if you are injured by a motor vehicle on private property, such as a driveway, a farm or shopping centre carpark, you are likely to be entitled to TAC benefits.

Pedestrians who are injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident are entitled to TAC benefits. Pedestrians can receive TAC benefits and compensation even where: 1. the accident involved a [...]