WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLAIMERS

Facebook/Website/online platforms and legal services Disclaimer

Matthews & Co Lawyers ("MCL") and its principal, solicitors, and employees on Facebook and/or any online platforms are intended for the discussion of Matthews & Co Lawyers' services. All users of this must comply with Facebook’s Terms of Use and the Matthews & Co Lawyers Terms of Use (see below) for this Site. If you have concerns about anything posted on this Site, please contact us at gmatthews.law@outlook.com

Matthews & Co Lawyers and its affiliates or related entities, their successors and assigns, and their respective directors, officers and employees, (collectively ” MCL“) are not liable for any errors or omissions on this Site, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result of anything appearing on this Site. Any information or views provided on this Site are current as of the date indicated and are subject to change without notice. Any information provided on this Site is for information purposes only and does not constitute any financial, legal, tax, investment or other advice. Where such statements are based on information provided by third parties, they are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Any graphs, charts, or graphics are used for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect any future event or future value or performance of any legal services. Any legal services must be evaluated relative to each individual’s goals and the case facts. MCL is not responsible for anything posted to this Site by third parties and makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in such material. The views expressed on this Site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of MCL. MCL is not responsible for and disclaims any liability in relation to, anything posted by contributors to, or users of, the Site.

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Matthews & Co Lawyers Terms of Use – Facebook:

The following MCL Terms of Use apply to those who choose to use MCL on the Facebook site and/or any application(s) within (“Site”). By using this Site and submitting a comment, photo, video links and/or other materials, you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) agree to be bound by the MCL Terms of Use, as follows:

MCL reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without notice, to remove any content, posts, comments, photos or any other material and unfriend/block the offending user that does not adhere to these Terms of Use

You will not post any comments, photos, videos, links or other materials on Facebook or on this Site or any other platforms (online or otherwise) run or managed or owned by MCL that may be inappropriate, defaming, threatening, unlawful, inflammatory, insincere, digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages or malicious in nature, or ill-intended or diminishing the good-will of our business in any way form or shape. This means that any comments/materials you submit, including linked material, must not be inappropriate, abusive, threatening or otherwise offensive, and must not contain, depict or involve (without limitation) any of the following: profanity or otherwise offensive language; nudity or pornographic material; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, gender, professional, age or religious groups; content that endorses or condones any illegal, inappropriate or risky activity or behaviour or any particular political agenda or message; any content that defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people, products or companies; content that endorses any form of hate or hate group; content that communicates message or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which MCL wishes to associate; or any other content that is or could be considered illegal, inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by MCL in its sole discretion.

You will not post or submit any third party materials unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. By posting and/or submitting material or links to this Site, you represent that you have the right to share the material in your submitted content, including (without limitation), intellectual property including, but not limited to trade-marks and copyrighted material. For example:

You must obtain consent from every person who helped you create your posted materials (e.g. photographers, videographers, etc…);

You must obtain consent from every identifiable person (and his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence) who appears in your posted materials (note: if you cannot obtain the appropriate consent for an identifiable individual appearing in your posted materials, then his/her face must be blurred out);

You cannot post, submit or otherwise use (in any materials you post) any music, logos, trade-marks or other copyrighted materials (e.g. photographs, pictures, texts, lyrics, etc…) unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. You (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby agree to release and hold harmless MCL from and against any and all claims based on any materials you post and/or submit, including (without limitation) claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action.

You will not post or submit any personal information about yourself or third parties (e.g. addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses) or disclose any financial information pertaining to yourself or others on this Site.

Any comments or opinions posted or otherwise expressed on the Site or any other MCL online platforms are those of their respective contributors only. All posts or comments made by MCL are to be read in good faith and as is. The comments and posts by MCL are to be read as a whole and not individually and within the context in good faith. Any material posted or published by MCL with a link or referral to an external publisher, author or otherwise, is not the contents or thoughts or beliefs or post owned or made by MCL or words said by MCL. It is only a link to the published material and does not reflect any opinions or views of MCL about the linked article, post, published materials etc.

Any materials that are deemed to contain advertisements, “spam” or junk mail content, or references to other websites will be removed by MCL at its sole discretion.

This Site and all content are provided “as is”. By accessing and using the Site you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) acknowledge and agree that use of the Site and the content is entirely at your own risk. MCL is not liable for any errors or omissions in the information provided on this Site, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result of the information and materials appearing on this Site or relating to any other matter.

ALL clients' photos which are published on this website or on our Facebook page or on any of our Social Media/online platforms and their case summaries/facts are published with their prior informed consent.

All published or posted case summaries are only summaries and may be missing some crucial and important information. The published case summaries are not the full case facts and must not be looked at as such. Every case is different and every outcome is dependent on every case's full facts.

We will not publish by any means or otherwise disseminates to the public or to a section of the public by any means, any account of any proceedings, or of any part of any proceedings, under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)  and we ask ALL our online platforms users and clients to refrain from doing so as it is an offence under the law.

We will not convey a false, misleading or deceptive impression of specialist expertise and we will not advertise or authorise advertising in a manner that uses the words "accredited specialist" or a derivative of those words (including post-nominals) unless we have a specialist accreditation by the relevant professional association.
 

Advertising personal injury or work injury services:
The Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 does not include the prohibition on advertising personal injury legal services that had existed in the now repealed Legal Profession Regulation 2005.

The Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 does not include the prohibition on advertising work injury legal services that had existed in the now repealed Workers Compensation Regulation 2010.
 

Advertisment in general:
We check all advertisements, posts, comments or any material related to or connected with MCL to ensure it is accurate to the best of our knowledge, correct at the time of posting, appropriate, not offensive and is not prohibited by law. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information published due to many intervening factors. Should any of our online users or clients have any concerns whatsoever or wishes to bring any advertising matters to our attention, then we ask that they write to us by email at gmatthews.law@outlook.com so action can be taken to rectify any errors if any.
 

Information published is not legal-advice:
Any information or materials or comments or case summaries published by MCL online or otherwise are not legal advice and must not be relied upon by anyone. Should you wish to obtain legal advice tailored to your circumstances, then you must seek it in writing. Legal advice will only be provided in writing. The information on this website and on all our online platforms and its use relates only to the laws applicable in New South Wales and the Commonwealth of Australia unless otherwise specified. You should not take or refrain from taking action in reliance upon any matter or information contained on this website. You should obtain specific professional advice in relation to your own circumstances.

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Notary public services

We are not a notary public. However, for all our clients who seek a notary public service from use, they will be referred to a notary service provider in Campbelltown NSW at no cost. (i.e no commission)

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Commjuntiy legal centres

We are not in any way, form or shape a community legal centre where free legal services are provided. We are not affiliated in any way with any community legal centres or community justice centres in Australia. we are a private law practice that provides legal services at affordable prices.

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Limited Liability

Liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. We make no warranties or representations about this website or any of its contents. We are not responsible to you or anyone else for any direct or consequential loss suffered in connection with the use of this website. We exclude to the extent permitted by law, any liability which may arise as a result of the use of this website. By using this website or any of our online platforms, you agree to indemnify us for any loss or liability arising out of your use of the same.

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