Legal help
Right after the injury I knew there is something very wrong with me and I cannot cope. I have learned term trauma only much later. I had some mental health problems in the past and I did not hesitate to look for help. Only it proved to be way more difficult than I expected. Some of potential ways I have tried many times. Only at the end of 2024 I found out that it seems the legal aid organisations that I contacted are controlled by Law Society, no surprise I did not get any help.
Here is a list of avenues I tried and my experience with them.
| Name | Link | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Community Legal Centers NSW | https://clcnsw.org.au/ | Use to find contacts of community centers in your area. |
| Legal Aid NSW | https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/ | Does not provide any help related to personal injuries. |
| Financial Right Legal Centre | https://financialrights.org.au/ | Has some useful information on their website. They might not be able to help you with personal injury claim. They do provide information on the phone, but I was not able to reach them (every time reached waiting time limit). |
| Social Justice Clinic Macquarie Law School Macquarie University | https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-arts/departments-and-schools/macquarie-law-school/engage-with-us/social-justice-clinic | Private law firm specializes only in family law |
Redfern Legal Centre
Forums, groups
I found 2 Facebook groups. I found them useful and most of people try to help. The activity is not very hight, but it make sense to try:
- Free Legal Support Group (Australia) https://www.facebook.com/groups/695283527287903,
- Legal Help Australia ◉ Advice, Referrals, Anonymous Q&A https://www.facebook.com/groups/1616728571701352.
Useful legal information
English is not my first language, and I am not used to legal terms. I am also used to different legal system than the one in Australia. So, I been struggling with many legal terms. Here is explanation of some of them.
- Without prejudice - term often used in negotiations to allow some freedom of expressing them self without the danger of it being used against them: a guide to without prejudice.
- Advocate’s immunity unavailable to legal practitioner who allegedly exaggerated expertise - looks like interesting article. I have not read it yet but might be useful.