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With a commitment to innovation and an unwavering focus on quality, we strive to deliver exceptional service and value to our clients. We have built a reputation for excellence in legal practice, offering tailored solutions and expertise across a wide range of areas.

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McCabes apart.

We hold our values at the core of what we do: integrity, excellence and courage. We are a dynamic and ambitious company, set apart by the trust we build with our clients as we develop tailored strategic solutions for them. We always aim to provide a boutique service with the backing of a national firm.

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CTP Insurance

Bird Stike – Driver Left With Nobody to Sue

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Mousawi v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2025] NSWPIC 557 on 31 October 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
3 November, 2025
CTP Insurance

Claimant’s Duty to Co-operate with the Insurer is Mandatory

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in AAI Limited t/as AAMI v Elias [2025] NSWPICMR 31 on 24 October 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
27 October, 2025
Employment

Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

In a recent decision of Karlene Chandler v Westpac Banking Corporation [2025] FWC 3115 the Fair Work Commission has required Westpac to approve an employee's request to work remotely.

Published by Tim McDonald
24 October, 2025
News

McCabes recognised in Doyle’s Guide Law Rankings 2025

McCabes is proud to announce its outstanding performance in the 2025 edition of Doyle’s Guide law rankings.

Published by McCabes News
21 October, 2025
CTP Insurance

How is Relative Culpability Assessed When one Party Disobeys the Road Rules?

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Singh v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2025] NSWPIC 524 on 17 October 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
20 October, 2025
CTP Insurance

Abawi Applied – Injury to Skin a Threshold injury

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Rababi [2025] NSWPICMP 744 on 10 October 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
12 October, 2025
CTP Insurance

Medical Episodes – How Liability is Assessed Differently in Statutory Benefit and Common Law Claims

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in BVV v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2025] NSWPIC 496 on 3 October 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
6 October, 2025
CTP Insurance

Evic Applied – How to Assess Contributory Negligence in a Chain Collision

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Freitas v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2025] NSWPIC 475 on 26 September 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
28 September, 2025
CTP Insurance

Injury Sustained on Bus not Sustained in a “Motor Accident”

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Liebert v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2025] NSWPIC 458 on 19  September 2025.

Published by Peter Hunt
22 September, 2025
Employment

SafeWork NSW and the High Court Are Reshaping Redundancy. Are You Ready?

Many of us watched with interest as SafeWork NSW issued a prohibition notice to pause a proposed restructure at UTS. The unprecedented regulator’s intervention followed an anonymous complaint suggesting the restructure posed psychological harm to wor

Published by Melini Pillay
15 September, 2025

Upcoming Events

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In-person event

A morning of Compliance over Coffee

McCabes Principal Melini Pillay, will draw on her expertise in wage compliance to host an engaging and informative morning with Cletus Brown, Director of Knowledge from the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman to address those pesky questions keeping you up at night and the complexity that comes with realising you owe money to employees - plus practical pay data preparation tips from PKF Sydney’s Laura Mackowiak.

Hosted by Melini Pillay, McCabes Lawyers
14 November, 2025
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