TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
www.medneg.com.au is not a law firm. The operators of this website do not engage in legal practice. This is not a claims management service. The purpose of this website is to provide information and referral for victims of medical negligence. This is a FREE SERVICE.
Due to restrictions in advertising laws, the referral service is not available to residents of, or medical negligence claims arising in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland and any other jurisdictions which prohibit the advertising or referral of personal injury matters.
You agree to be bound by these TERMS when you use, browse or access any part of the website www.medneg.com.au :-
1. Material on www.medneg.com.au ("the website")
The information on this website is not, and is not intended to be, legal advice or medical advice. It contains only general information that may be of interest.
The information may be neither current nor accurate.
Visitors to this website should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any of information on this website. Instead, they should obtain advice specific to their own circumstances and situation.
The information on this website should not be used as a reason to disregard professional legal or medical advice nor as a reason to delay seeking professional advice.
This website does not advertise nor does it provide a referral service with regard to workers compensation injuries or motor accident claims.
This website is not intended for viewing or consideration by residents of Western Australia (WA), Northern Territory (NT) and Queensland (QLD). Legislation prohibits the advertising of personal injury legal services in these States and Territories. If you were injured in, or if you are a resident of WA, NT or QLD enquiring about injuries sustained in that state/territory on your own or another person's behalf, we are unable to refer you to a solicitor or barrister.
2. Limitation of Liability
The proprietors of this website do not offer legal advice and are not involved in legal practice of any description.
No solicitor-client relationship is created by use of this website or receipt of the information on this website.
The owners and operators of this website expressly exclude any representation or warranty (express or implied) to the fullest extent possible under the law. In no event will the website owners or operators be liable for any damages, including without limitation direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, lost profits, or other losses or expenses arising in connection with this site or use thereof, or inability to use by any party, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure.
Time limits apply with personal injury compensation claims. The owners of this website will not be held responsible for any delay in bringing legal proceedings before a Tribunal or Court of competent jurisdiction. We urge you to consult a solicitor in your own State or Territory immediately, should your legal enquiry require urgent attention. If you do not receive a response to your enquiry through this website, you should seek legal assistance elsewhere, for example, contacting the Law Society in your State or Territory and request a referral to a solicitor. Do not delay in seeking legal advice.
3. Referral of Enquiries (through contact form, email, helpline)
By requesintg a referral to a solicitor, any details supplied by you will be passed onto a law firm with solicitors who have expertise in medical negligence law (except in those States/Territories where this service does not operate) and who will then endeavour to contact you.
There is no obligation to use the services of any law firm who responds.
There is also no obligation by any law firm that received your contact details to respond to any enquiry from you.
The operators of this website will not respond to or refer for legal services any potential claimants residing in a State or Territory where there are restrictions on personal injury advertising laws and referral fees. The law firms we deal with will also decline to provide legal advice if so restricted by the law.
Any personal information supplied through this website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
4. Referral Fees
You will not be charged any fees by the owners and operators of this website for referral to a law firm.
The owners of this website may receive a referral fee from law firms that receive referrals from this website. This fee will not be charged to you.
5. No Win No Fee
"No win no fee" referred to on this website may mean no payment of your solicitor's professional fees but may require payment of disbursements and there may be liability for the defendant's legal charges if the case is lost.
If you choose to retain a solicitor to represent you, will need to make your own enquiries as to the terms of their fees and charges.
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The author of the substantive medical writing on this website is Dr. Christine Traxler MD whose biography can be read here