Five years out of university and well into her legal career, Jyoti Haikerwal shares her top 10 tips for surviving the junior years in the legal industry.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Five years out of university and well into her legal career, Jyoti Haikerwal shares her top 10 tips for surviving the junior years in the legal industry.
8 min
Jyoti Haikerwal
A traumatic birth experience can have an immense impact on individuals and their families. In support of this, Brave Legal has formed a new partnership with Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA).
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Melbourne personal injury lawyer, Jyoti Haikerwal, wins the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Award 2023 in the health, medical and personal injury category.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
The Statutory Duty of Candour ensures that patients are informed about any significant adverse events that occur during their treatment and care.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
The promotion of staff wellbeing and addressing the impact of vicarious trauma in their work saw Brave Legal take home the Excellence in Employee Health and Wellbeing for a second time.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
We hope this unique approach breaks down the stigma surrounding mental health, proving that it’s possible to provide excellent legal representation whilst caring for the emotional needs of our team and our clients.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
In a medical negligence claim, there are three pieces of the ‘puzzle’ that your lawyer must find before making, and succeeding in, a legal claim of compensation.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
The case of Griffiths v Nillumbik Shire Council serves as a useful reminder to both individuals considering a claim and for practitioners providing limitations advice.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
The Brave Legal medical negligence team recently investigated a diagnosis of tinnitus and hearing loss, a condition typically associated with a work-related injury.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
At Brave Legal we often act on behalf of children, so it’s important to be aware of the legal issues that affect them and their rights, particularly when it comes to consent and medical treatment.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Birth-related trauma is an ongoing issue faced by those who have the capacity to give birth and, until recently, little support from the medical profession has been provided to those who are affected.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
In March 2022, the Victorian Government announced that it will invest more than $4million dollars to design a redress scheme to provide support and compensation to women affected by forced adoption practices.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Brave Legal recently investigated a claim for the delayed diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The woman had been diagnosed six months prior to speaking with us and the cancer was at its advanced stages.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Where a death occurs in negligence circumstances, the dependents of a person who has died can bring a claim against the wrong-doer. This is called a dependency claim.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
Injured workers who are working but concerned about future work prospects after a significant, permanent injury should seek legal advice to learn whether they are entitled to damages for a possible future economic loss.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
We recently acted on behalf of a mother who gave birth to her first child in 2017; and who continues to suffer from ongoing injuries as a result of her traumatic birth experience.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
At Brave Legal, we are often asked about the likelihood of a medical negligence case proceeding to trial. In Victoria, medical negligence claims most commonly resolve at a mediation.
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Jyoti Haikerwal
