Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers

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Employment Law Update

Our update below on the recent right to disconnect legislation and Fair Work's review into the entitlement to work from home

Employment Law Update – Right to Disconnect – BU Lawyers The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether flexible work-from-home arrangements should be a legal entitlement for around 2.2 million workers on award wages. The review (which is also looking at a range of other workplaces issues) will make recommendations to the federal government.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ "Blair provided me with invaluable advice and assistance in relation to a strata property matter involving an insurance claim, a dispute and a pending settlement. I highly recommend Blair and the team at Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers" Luke McCandlish [Google] review: https://goo.gl/maps/82rnkkdsETT9R9CA6

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/ to learn more and discuss your matter.

OUR PEOPLE 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Blair McNamara, Principal Lawyer (LLB (Hons) Bbus, Dip Fin Serv)

Blair has acted in:
▪️ Banking recovery proceedings
▪️ Building disputes
▪️ Disputed insurance claims of various classes
▪️ Director liability
▪️ Shareholder and creditor disputes
▪️ Insolvency proceedings
▪️ Trustee liability, defamation and intellectual property disputes
▪️ Professional indemnity claims especially in relation to building, insurance and financial professionals
▪️ Estate and will disputes especially where farming
▪️ Complex business and trust interests exist.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-people/

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Building & Property Disputes

Brockhill & Usherwood are experts in building and construction law and property disputes and regularly act in Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal proceedings, the courts, Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria and conciliation. We act for homeowners, building practitioners, consultants and contractors.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/

📷 Pat Whelen

Questions & Answers 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ What is our Advocacy Model?

Our Advocacy Model is an operational framework that supports minimum standards of service. It ensures that we provide disciplined advocacy across a range of areas. When you engage with us, we provide a cost disclosure estimate, which includes our service promise to you.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/ to learn more and discuss your matter.

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Have COVID-19 and government policies affected your work or business? ABC News would like to hear from you 👇 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-09/covid-australia-business-work-audience-zendesk/100795542

'Let it rip': Have COVID-19 policies impacted your work or business? We'd like to hear from you

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Insurance / Brockhill & Usherwood regularly advise on insurance policy wordings and denied claims for general and life insurance.

This includes small and large business claims, professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, business interruption and property, home and motor insurance claims. We work with policyholders, brokers and agents in court proceedings and at AFCA.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/

📷 Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa

Questions & Answers 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ What areas of law does the firm specialise in?

Brockhill & Usherwood are specialised in litigation and dispute resolution. We work with a range of matters, including:
- Insurance;
- Building & Property Disputes;
- Financial Services Disputes;
- Directors, Corporations and Insolvency;
- Wills & Estates; and
- Employment Law.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/ tp learn more and discuss your matter.

📷 Dmitrij Paskevic

WorkSafe Victoria return to work case conferences can support recovery and return to work of an injured worker👇 👀

Learn more: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/return-work-case-conferences

WorkSafe’s Return to Work (RTW) case conferences can support recovery and return to work of an injured worker.

The purpose is to bring together, in a collaborate setting, the injured worker, their treating health practitioner, the agent, occupational rehabilitation consultant and where appropriate, the employer, to set goals and agree on a plan forward.

To learn more, visit https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/return-work-case-conferences

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Conflict Resolution & Litigation Services for Individuals & Business

We specialise in a select area of disciplines with a focus on financial transactions, building and property. We are renowned for consistently recovering large sums of money for our clients.

Our services are supported by the framework of our ‘Advocacy Model’. Irrespective of the area of law, we follow a structured method of hearing the whole of your story, designing a strategy with you and delivering disciplined advocacy with the end goal in mind.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/

What do you need? 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Our Fee Model

If you already have a lawyer in a matter and are considering changing lawyers, ask us about our no cost ‘Review & Estimate’ service to assess documentation in your matter and indicate our costs, along with the steps and strategy we will take.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

📷 Saúl Bucio

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘄

Brockhill and Usherwood have experience with pay disputes, adverse action and general protections claims, as well as unfair dismissal and redundancy. We have also acted on the new whistleblower protection laws introduced in 2019.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/employment-law/

What do you need? 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Our Fee Model

When it comes to lawyers and their legal costs it can be confusing and stressful for clients. We understand this and that it is critical you understand clearly how you are being charged from the outset.

With Brockhill & Usherwood, from the moment you engage with us we are upfront about legal costs. As soon as available we issue you with a costs disclosure letter which outlines the different work and steps in your case, and the estimated cost of each step. You can then assess legal costs from the outset as a comparison to the work being done and the goal being pursued.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

📷 Romain Dancre

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀

BU Lawyers focus on acting in unpaid insurance claims for commercial policy holders.

We are genuine insurance specialists with our principal solicitor having worked in the London market, with leading global brokers and being renowned for settling some of the largest commercial insurance claims ...

BU Lawyers only ever act for insureds in claim disputes and not insurers. This is because we are committed to bringing the quality of legal advice enjoyed by insurers to policyholders.

Insureds and brokers: If you have a claim that is unpaid, denied or stalled with insurers. Call 1300 456 546 or visit » https://bulawyers.com.au for a no obligation assessment of your commercial insurance claim.

📷 Anthony DELANOIX

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆

Brockhill & Usherwood act on a variety of matters concerning corporations and their directors. This includes matters arising from insolvency, shareholder disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability and Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) issues.

In the past our lawyers have acted for shareholders, directors, employees as officers of a company, creditors and insolvency practitioners. We regularly act in shareholder and partnership disputes in Victoria and throughout Australia.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/directors-corporations-and-insolvency/

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We will help you every step of the way 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️

If you have a matter that needs to be resolved, get in touch with us and find out how we can work towards the best outcome for you.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

📷 David Clarke

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 – 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀)

Jurisdiction to the Magistrates Court to hear matters involving residents of states is now here. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Acts Amendment (Federal Jurisdiction and Other Matters) Act 2021 ('the Act') comes into operation from 1 January 2022 and it grants the jurisdiction where VCAT was unable due to the decision in Burns v Corbett and Meringnage.

Property managers should encourage their clients who have been impacted by the decision in Burns v Corbett and Meringnage to obtain urgent legal advice on the new jurisdiction and BU Lawyers are available to address new enquiries in the MCV.

Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit » https://bulawyers.com.au/contact-us/ to arrange a 30 minute no cost consultation on the new regime.

📷 Eric Brehm

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 - If you receive incorrect or poor advice from a financial adviser, broker or accountant it is imperative to get the right advice.

Brockhill & Usherwood excel in professional negligence matters involving financial professionals and issues arising from superannuation, investment and banking.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/financial-services-disputes/

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In a nutshell 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Our Advocacy Model is our promise to provide a framework to deliver consistent and superior service.

Our Advocacy Model focuses on hearing the whole of your story and designing a strategy to reach the best outcome for you.

Contact us today to understand how our advocacy service model sets us apart. Call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

📷 Romain Dancre

OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 - Brockhill & Usherwood represents clients in a range of building, construction and property disputes. We act for homeowners, builders, plumbers, experts, consultants and contractors.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/building-property-disputes/

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Serving Australians 🏛️ 👨‍⚖️ Brockhill & Usherwood was established to serve the Australian marketplace with high quality representation and advocacy.

Our focus is to resolve disputes for our clients in the issues that matter most. To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

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OUR SERVICES 🏛️ 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - Brockhill & Usherwood regularly advise on insurance policy wordings and denied claims for general and life insurance.

This includes small and large business claims, professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, business interruption and property, home and motor insurance claims. We work with policyholders, brokers and agents in court proceedings and at AFCA.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/insurance/

"Blair McNamara was recommended to me as an insurance law expert and I can confidently say his knowledge and ability to execute a strategy is highly impressive.

"His attention to detail in progressing a water ingress claim I have had pending for some three years with my insurer is superior to any previous experts I have engaged. Blair has been able to distil the issue and progress it effectively, giving me a sense of empowerment that has not been afforded in claims such as mine" Julie

See more » https://bulawyers.com.au/testimonials/ and call 1300 456 546 or email [email protected] to contact us about your matter.

At the core of our service is our Advocacy Model 🏛️ From the moment you instruct us, we

- Listen: attentively to your needs
- Deliver: exceptional advice
- Hear: the whole of your story
- Design: a strategy to achieve the best outcome for you

You know that we are standing with you all the way.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

OUR SERVICES / Conflict Resolution & Litigation Services for Individuals & Business

We specialise in a select area of disciplines with a focus on financial transactions, building and property. We are renowned for consistently recovering large sums of money for our clients.

Our services are supported by the framework of our ‘Advocacy Model’. Irrespective of the area of law, we follow a structured method of hearing the whole of your story, designing a strategy with you and delivering disciplined advocacy with the end goal in mind.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/services/

OUR STORY / What makes us different, and why we punch above our weight, is our rigorous and disciplined approach to the fundamentals of conflict resolution and litigation.

From the outset, we want to hear the whole of your story as every fact can be relevant. We design an innovative strategy with you and apply our disciplined approach to advocacy to achieve the best outcome.

To learn more and discuss your matter, call 1300 456 546, email [email protected] or visit the website » https://bulawyers.com.au/our-story/

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, further changes to insolvency laws are coming, with a focus on small business. This latest article explores some of these proposed changes.

http://bulawyers.com.au/changes-to-insolvency-laws-for-small-businesses-in-australia/

Changes to Insolvency Laws for Small Businesses in Australia – Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers The Federal Government has recently announced that it intends to change insolvency laws with a focus on helping Australian small businesses that are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[i]

Brockhill & Usherwood Lawyers updated their business hours.