Karen has also assisted clients in civil litigation. In 2000, she successfully resolved a large and complex medical negligence / product liability case against the Commonwealth of Australia and the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL). The case involved the use of human pituitary hormones extracted from pituitary glands harvested from cadavers. From the late 1960s to 1985, the hormones were given to people with fertility disorders and children of short stature. A number of those who received the injections later died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. The litigation culminated in a Senate Inquiry and she was thanked in Federal Parliament for her assistance.  Karen's paper on the litigation was published in the October 1998 issue of Plaintiff, the journal of the then Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association, now known as the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

Karen has sat on numerous committees, including the Criminal Law Committees of the Law Society of New South Wales and Young Lawyers.  She sat on the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales and was President of NSW Young Lawyers in 2000-2001.  She left full-time employment for a short-time in 2002 to have her three children and returned to part-time work a few years later.  Karen now works full-time successfully balancing the demands of work and family life with the assistance of her partner, modern technology and her employer who, she says, "sets a very high standard amongst the legal profession in terms of providing a flexible and family-friendly work environment".

In all things, Karen’s approach is one of “all or nothing” and she always goes the extra yard for her clients to their frequent satisfaction. “If you are going to do something, you have to give it 100%. Those who know me will attest to the fact that I don’t do anything by halves. If I say I am going to do something, not only do I do it, I do it to the best of my ability and if I don’t know something, I will find out. Acknowledging you don’t know everything in the law is absolutely essential to being a good solicitor. Experience teaches you that”.

You can email Karen at karen@brrt.net.au

TESTIMONIALS

"There is no way we could have achieved the outcome we did without Karen's professionalism and experience"	"There is no way we could have achieved the outcome we did without Karen's professionalism and experience and we are extremely grateful for the way you've managed the matter and us, at all times. For the second time this year, I find myself saying thank you for your legal representation and support. Two out of two is a fantastic achievement. Rest assured that if at any time in the future we require such specialist advice, your number is the first I will use." - Name withheld
"exceptional,  professional &  diligent...                                understanding,  respectful,  compassionate &  supportive..."	"Dear Karen, Thank you for the exceptional, professional & diligent way you represented our son.  Thank you for always being understanding, respectful, compassionate & supportive. You are wonderful! We are so grateful to you - will always deeply appreciate everything you did to help our son with his problems. Best wishes to you. God bless." - Name withheld
“Legal trailblazer”	Legal trailblazer, lawyer and human being extraordinaire. Many thanks!”- name withheld
“…beyond the call of duty”	I would like to thank you for representing me and for your support beyond the call of duty”
“…thankyou both for what you have done to help me…”	I would also thankyou both (Brad and Karen) for what you have done to help me over the dreadful time that I went through, both of you went through a lot for me.” – name withheld
"I am so impressed by your skills and commitment."	"Thanks for the reduction in the bill. You have been worth every cent. I am so impressed by your skills and commitment. Thank you for everything." – Anne
"There is no way we could have achieved the outcome we did without Karen's professionalism and experience"	"There is no way we could have achieved the outcome we did without Karen's professionalism and experience and we are extremely grateful for the way you've managed the matter and us, at all times. For the second time this year, I find myself saying thank you for your legal representation and support. Two out of two is a fantastic achievement. Rest assured that if at any time in the future we require such specialist advice, your number is the first I will use." - Name withheld
"Karen Weeks has always been willing to help me out and I have had nothing but successful outcomes so far."	"I would choose BRRT again because Karen Weeks has always been willing to help me out and I have had nothing but successful outcomes so far." - Name withheld
"The service was extremely thorough and I was extremely happy with the service."	"Karen Weeks and Brad Watts are excellent and far better than previous lawyers I have had experience with. I would choose BRRT again because of the professionalism that was shown on my behalf. The service was extremely thorough and I was extremely happy with the service. The service was second to none and if anything I would pay more for the same service." - Chad Howlett
"My case was moving slowly until Karen Weeks took over. After that it was resolved within months."	"Very pleased. My expectations were surpassed! I would choose BRRT again because of their good, open communication without over complicating the issue. Fast resolution once all documents were secured. My case was moving slowly until Karen Weeks took over. After that it was resolved within months." - Anthony Robinson
"Karen was wonderful! Always phoned when she said she would, always returned calls and followed up."	"Very impressed generally. Karen was wonderful! Always phoned when she said she would, always returned calls and followed up. Can’t imagine better service than she provided. Brilliant!!" - Brad Wilmot
"I felt that I could contact Karen at any time."	"I felt that I could contact Karen at any time. She always answered all my questions, she always got back to me."- Name withheld