Poor representation of the very start. Added expeditionary to my trauma and stress from my accident. Ended up in a very bad position where I took matters into my own hands and Sacked them after 12 months. Took another 12 months to get back on track. Had to go to the governing body to get a fee schedule which I was entitled too and the governing body agreed and they received a slap on the wrist. With that as I already knew I was severely overcharged. Unnecessary emails and drawn out phone calls. After settlement they continued to charge uplift fee, they had nothing to do with the case being won yet continues with the VULTURE mentality. Do not consider this firm at all to represent you go elsewhere. Be warned you will be treated as a dollar symbol.

fell through a ceiling on 10th May 19 sustaining a shoulder injury. I had specialist letters from the Insurers Specialist and their Professor stating that I required an operation due to falling through the ceiling. 5 Months later no liability was accepted and I received no payments from anyone. I kept telling my lawyer that this is not acceptable I was even told by Workers Comp that a Form 100 should have been lodged after 3 weeks. I lodged the Form myself and had to cancel because they were not ready. I have proof via email of this. my lawyer said that she had read my file and seen the specialist report and she was going to lodge the Form 100, which she did. The lawyers did not respond at all. So I called up and asked her what was going on. She told me that she had sent 2 letters asking them to accept liability. All this time I have been in pain because no one would accept liability. With the Form 100 I could have applied for another 3 months money Also Maurice Blackburn could have applied for a loan from the insurers to get my shoulder fixed Finally conciliation was scheduled for 17th Sept 19. I had no contact with her except for the 1st initial phone conversation to get representation from them. I spoke to her Paralegal asking for lawyer to call me before the Conciliation. She told me that she was going to put an offer in for approx $135,000 off the top of her head, but she also said I can tell you I have looked at your file and can tell you now that they are not going to accept liability. She gave us no indication that she had been in conversations with them. We asked her why they would not and she could not tell us. She said that she would get an email together and send it to us. We then receive an email a couple of days later for a top offer of $85,000 knowing that they would offer in the middle. We sent her an email saying that I disapprove of the offer and wanted to go to conciliation. She then said that it was too late she had already put the offer in we had no idea that she was communicating with them. She rung up on the Friday 3 days before Conciliation and told me they were putting in a offer for $60.000 I told her that she was on speaker phone and my wife was listening I told d her I was not happy with this she then became aggressive and and rude. She then threatened to withdraw from representing us if we didn't do as we were told She did not want to go to conciliation I was made to go backwards and forwards until we settled on $73.500 with their cuts My wife was so nervous and anxious at the time as I had got no wages at the time and had tears in my rotator cuff and my surgeon wanted to operate I was also made to resign from my job

I would like to thank John Rule (Maurice Blackburn) for standing by me in bringing about closure of my historical abuses against the church.
I have fought for over 13 years, thanks Maurice Blackburn for John Rule.
For bringing about closure.

They were nothing but kind to me and always try their best to get me the help i needed for my head injury i had gotten from getting run over by a car as a pedestrian. They got me all the professionals i needed to try get me better and they did help alot you know. But now im happy i have the life they told me i deserved and told me if i need help feel free to call for anything. They have a kind nature and are as genuine as it gets from my experience and got me a great life now tryst me

MB simply do not explain enough about how long processes take from the first interview with a lawyer. They wait until paperwork is submitted then let you know lengths of time things take. Initial interview you expect approx 12 months for a resolution....fair enough. A few months in and then its 6 months, for this, another 4 months for something else, 12 months to 2 years for a final resolution...things that should be told to potential clients from the beginning. The mantra of "we fight for fair" seems to just be rhetoric because there is not a whole lot of fighting going on, just alot of waiting and times being continuously extended, which means the cost continuously rises.

I have dealt with Maurice Blackburn lawyers in the past in regards to a personal matter and I received the best advice from my solicitor, fantastic work I received and was dealt with in a fantastic way, prices are great and would recommend others to give them a try.

I'm not sure that I can describe what they did for us, BUT...the lawyers involved in the matter were certainly terrific in their success and in a recent related follow-up. We found them most helpful - we're very happy.