Therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. There are many different types, and what works for one person might not work for another. Booking your first therapy session can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. In this blog, Nicole Blazinovic, the in-house social worker at Polaris Lawyers, provides a step-by-step guide to help you find a therapist who’s the right fit for you.

What’s the difference between a solicitor and a barrister? It sounds like the start of a bad joke, and unfortunately, we don’t have the punchline. We can however explain the difference between the two, and also help you find out more about the other titles used in the legal profession.

Going through a personal injury compensation claim is difficult enough without having to try and learn the language being spoken to you by your lawyer. One of the first things we decided when we opened Polaris was that we would be clear and direct with our clients, which meant no jargon.

Introducing a “Ryan’s Rule” in Victoria, or an equivalent, will enable parents to be heard and listened to when their children are receiving medical treatment.

It’s time for Victorian personal injury compensation laws to change to facilitate justice for grieving families.

If you’re injured in an accident involving an electric scooter on a footpath or road in Victoria, who foots the bill?

Most people will undergo a COVID-19 vaccination and only experience minor side effects. But what happens if you suffer a moderate to a significant reaction that requires treatment?

In February 2021, Better Safer Care Victoria provided a report on “sentinel events”; incidents in which a person receiving healthcare died or was seriously harmed.

The huge increase in telehealth consultations has more and more of our clients asking about whether they can (or should) record consultations with their doctors. In this article, we look at three questions related to this topic.

We understand that reputation, particularly trust, is key to the client/lawyer relationship. Choosing the right lawyer for you can be daunting so we've created some tips to assist.

Earlier this year I put away my scrubs for the last time, shutting the door on my career as a nurse and midwife to start my new role as a lawyer. I thought I’d share with you, three of the things that these professions have in common.

Long ago someone wise once said, “Behind every good lawyer, is a great legal assistant.” Or is that just me trying to present my own statements as ancient wisdom?

The legal deck is stacked against people injured or killed in aged care. The recent COVID outbreak in Victorian facilities highlights the absence of oversight in aged care homes exposed to coronavirus.

Despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed on Victorians since March this year, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has already recorded a death toll on Victorian roads of 129 as at early August 2020. The state Government has introduced a number of initiatives aimed at improving road safety but is there more that can be done?

Most people assume that they own their own medical records. After all, the records contain some immensely personal information about our health and medical treatment. In this article, we look at who owns your medical records and who has access to them.

In Victoria, almost all claims for personal injury compensation are subject to “caps” and “thresholds” under the law. These limit the amount of compensation you can receive if you are injured or if you lose a loved one because of someone else’s fault.

The RACV has proposed changes to laws to protect cyclists. The proposed changes would require motorists to keep at least 1 metre between them and cyclists on roads under 60kph and 1.5 metres for roads over 60kph.

A lawyer’s relationship with their client is built on trust and confidence. But if the relationship has broken down and you’re considering changing lawyers, there are some things to consider first.

Before I had my children, my idea of motherhood was misguided to say the least. I was working full time as a solicitor for a large personal injury law firm. I was working long hours and my weekdays were occupied by not much other than work. I loved my work, but my weekends would whiz by all too quickly and...

In 2017 Nick Mann started Polaris to reframe the way that personal injury advocacy was offered in Victoria, with a vision to:“create the most customer-centric personal injury firm in Australia, with empathetic experts engaging and efficiently guiding injured Victorians through the legal process to great outcomes.”