Site Creator v4.0, Copyright (c) 2007 MSI - Mushroom Systems International (AU) http://www.attmar.com.au/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:10:34 +1100 en-us (c) 2007 The Plaintiff’s Request for Further and Better Particulars of the Defence (click link below) was filed in the Supreme Court on 23 December 2009.

Plaintiff’s Request for Further and Better Particulars of the Defence
...]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:10:34 +1100 http://www.attmar.com.au/eiupdatejan09.html The Commonwealth Government has now filed its Defence and requested further particulars of the statement of claim. We have provided those particulars to the lawyers for the Commonwealth. Please click on the links below to view copies of these documents.

We are in the process of drafting a request for further particulars of the Defence and obtaining court orders for the production of documents.

The request for particulars of the Defence will be delivered before Christmas and we expect a response from our opponents early in the New Year.

Attwood Marshall Lawyers which has drawn good business from both sides of the border, will add the Robina office to its Coolangatta and Kingscliff premises where it operated before a restructure in 2005.

The financial crisis has also fuelled much of the demand for commercial litigation, family law, wills and estate planning, estate litigation, asset protection and personal injury compensation. We expect to be well received by clients from Robina, Varsity Lakes, Mudgeeraba, Carrara, Nerang and the surrounding areas.

Attwood Marshall Lawyers employs over 50 permanent staff and are looking to expand and recruit more professionals in the near future.
<...]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:05:09 +1100 http://www.attmar.com.au/robinaOfficeOpening.html The Statement of Claim filed on behalf of Wattlebrae Stud was served on the lawyers for the Commonwealth Government in Sydney about a month ago. We expect to receive a Defence to the claim in the next couple of weeks.

Once the Defence is filed the issues in the case will be narrowed and a decision will be made about the next step in the litigation.

The lawyers for the Commonwealth have requested particulars of some aspects of the Statement of Claim. We are now in the process of responding to that request.

A copy of the Defence filed by the Commonwealth Government will be made available on ...]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:51:20 +1100 http://www.attmar.com.au/equineInfluenzaUpdate20091006.html A landmark test case seeking compensation for losses suffered due to Australia's 2007 equine influenza outbreak was lodged in the Supreme Court of Queensland yesterday.

The claim, brought by the Gold Coast legal firm Attwood Marshall Lawyers, on behalf of Wattlebrae Stud at Nobby on Queensland's Darling Downs, is described as "a test case which will affect hundreds of individuals & businesses throughout Australia".

Wattlebrae says it "lost more than $3 million in revenue as a result of introduction of equine influenza to Australia" & the action has been brought against the Commonwealth Of Australia "as the representative of all government instrumentalities associated with introduction & spread of the equ...]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:20:03 +1000 http://www.attmar.com.au/equineInfluenzaTestCaseLaunchedInQldCourt.html A Statement of Claim on behalf of historic Wattle Brae Stud has been filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane on 11 August 2009.

We have chosen Wattle Brae Stud as the test case because it is a typical example of a thoroughbred stud that has been affected by the EI outbreak and where the Stud horses actually contracted EI.

The Statement of Claim has been served upon the lawyers acting for the Federal Government and they now have 28 days to file a Defence in relation to the claim. We expect that there will be various interlocutory applications made over the course of the next 6 to 12 months, which no doubt will sort out some of the more complicated legal issues involved.
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:14:13 +1000 http://www.attmar.com.au/firstTestCaseIssued.html A class action seeking compensation on behalf of hundreds of claimants across six
states has been confirmed following release of the Callinan report on Australia’s
equine influenza (EI) outbreak.

The Gold Coast based, Attwood Marshall Lawyers, will be initiating the claim with
urgency following the report’s key finding that the Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service (AQIS) was to blame.

Attwood Marshall partner Jeff Garrett said, while the finding of blame ...]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:19:54 +1000 http://www.attmar.com.au/20080613.html $500 rebate on legal fees • Discounted interest rate and waiver of fees and charges If you have a prospective purchaser of a property who requires finance, you may like to consider taking advantage of the savings available to them through our arrangement with St.George.

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LAWYER WARNS CLASS ACTION IS INEVITABLE FOR EI OUTBREAK

The Senior Partner of a leading litigation firm specialising in the thoroughbred industry has
warned that the staggering losses suffered in the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry
will ultimately fall upon the shoulders of the Government or the companies responsible for the
quarantine procedures in Australia. Jeffrey Garrett of Attwood Marshall Lawyers says that his
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