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Case Law Update – Disclosure Obligations

The District Court of Queensland has recently handed down a decision providing further guidance and clarification regarding the broad disclosure obligations required of injured claimants.  The matter of Clements v...

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Proposed legislative changes to create offences for claim farming

Recently, the Personal Injuries Proceedings and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has been introduced in Queensland Parliament to amend a number of existing Acts, namely the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 and Workers’ Compensation and...

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Legal Costs in Personal Injury Claims Explained – Part One

In this blog, I will be discussing legal costs in personal injury claims with respect to how they are generally calculated, the range of outcomes that exist for consumers/clients and...

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Personal injury claims – Time limits apply – All time limits explained

The purpose of this blog is to explain all of the time limits that apply to personal injury claims in Queensland. If you are unsure about whether a particular time...

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Amendments to Statutory Declaration Witnessing Requirements Increasing Access to Justice

There is no denying the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the way many industries operate.  With respect to the legal profession, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in face-to-face...

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How much can I claim for pain and suffering in Queensland?

People who are injured due to the negligence of another party are often entitled to claim for damages. There are various heads of damages for any personal injury claim, some of...

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Legal costs in personal injuries matters – what’s reasonable and what’s excessive?

In November of last year, I wrote about a recent decision by Justice Freeburn and its impact on the assessment of care and assistance claims. Ms Sutton was injured in a motor...

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