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$2.7 Million Win For Geelong College Abuse Survivor

A Rightside Legal client has won the biggest ever verdict in an Australian institutional abuse claim, with the Victorian Supreme Court ordering Geelong College to pay our client over $2.7 million over sexual abuse he suffered as a child at the school.

The abuser, Bert Palframan, was a volunteer at Geelong College’s woodwork centre.

See news coverage about our client’s successful claim here and here.

COURT CONFIRMS CHURCH LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ABUSIVE PRIESTS

Rightside Legal has broken new legal ground in the first ever judgment against the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

The Archdiocese has been ordered to pay $1.9 million to a Rightside client, who was assaulted as a 11 year old by his priest. The Court rejected the Church’s arguments that it was not responsible for what happened to our client, and ordered that he be paid compensation.

Read more about our client’s win here and here.

If you or someone you know has information about claims relating to priests, please contact Rightside Legal on 1300 765 702 or on info@rightsidelegal.com.au.

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Asbestos Claims

People diagnosed with an asbestos disease almost always have a strong, straightforward legal claim.

Sexual Abuse

If you’re a survivor of institutional sexual abuse, you may have a strong claim for compensation.

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At Rightside we don’t have a string of expensive offices, we don’t have dozens of partners and we don’t have expensive marketing campaigns to fund. What we do is prepare your claim properly and fight hard for 100% of what your claim is worth.

We understand that injured or ill people looking for a lawyer are often anxious and uncertain about the whole legal process. We’ll do our best to eliminate the uncertainties. We work on a No Win No Fee basis – that means we fund the litigation, and you only pay when we succeed. Taking this a step further, we also cap our fees to give our clients greater certainty.

Praise for our Lawyers

Although it was 7 months ago that I received the compensation payment, it is only now that I’m feeling the real benefits. This is so unbelievably helpful and nothing I had expected in my life. Life feels very different for me right now. I can’t quite take it in, but I do know that I am grateful to you for the work done.

You and your team did a thorough and painstaking job of investigating and mounting a comprehensive case to ensure a positive outcome. Well done. I have no hesitation in singing your praises and would recommend your services in the future.

I was most impressed with the caring but professional manner in which you dealt with all aspects of this ordeal. You were always mindful of our feelings yet clear and firm with your advice. I also acknowledge that you always had the capacity to go beyond what would normally be expected of you.

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