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  1. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    Dont worry your insurance company will be handling it for you.
  2. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    Hi Toni I am not sure what that form is, but it obviously means other forms (possibly the ones attached it to) were filed in the court already. That means they are more serious, but it could still be a bluff in the hope that you won't defend it.
  3. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    I think it would be unlikely for someone who receives a letter like the one in question to just send a cheque anday the money. But what may happen is that they will ring the lawyer who sent the letter to ask what it is about. The lawyer will then scare them with threats of going to court...
  4. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    It costs 50c to send a letter. Those law firms probably have a standard letter drawn up and get some staff member (probably doing work experience on no pay) to fill it in and send it for them. Nothing to lose from their POV.
  5. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    I agree that there is no use in worrying. The old lady may not have even entered the property and it she did your insurance company will handle things. She may be just trying it on. How much does it cost to send a letter? Also, try googling her name. Do a search of Austlii website and see if...
  6. Terryw

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    Go and take some photos of all the pavers out there from various angles. And look over old property inspection reports to see if anything was mentioned. The tenant not knowing her may not mean much, she could have come to a BBQ with a friend of theirs of something similar. When did the...
  7. Terryw

    Legal action help needed

    Hi Tony, or Toni?? Landlords have a duty of care to their tenants and the guests of tenants and must take steps to minimise all risks. Assuming she had been on the property how did the old lady allegedly fall? Was it supposedly due to some sort of building fault or defect? If so, did you...
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