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How are Personal Injury Damages Calculated?

For injured people who have a viable personal injury claim to pursue, it is a reasonable and common for them to ask about how their damages are calculated.   What Damages...

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Queensland WorkCover Claims – The Pre-Court Process

An efficient and timely way to access common law compensation Upon the ceasing of injury rehabilitation and support provided by WorkCover Queensland (or an employer’s self-insurer where applicable) an injured...

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Claiming Compensation for Mesothelioma in Victoria

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma in Victoria, you are highly likely to be entitled to receive compensation. Generally the best way to access compensation for mesothelioma in Victoria is a...

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Compensation for Workplace Bullying and Harassment in Queensland: A Brief Overview

When it comes to safety and health at the workplace, workers’ mental health is just as important as physical health, but unlike the common causes of a physical injury that...

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Claims Farming: What it is and how to report it.

In the last few years, the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (“MAIC”) has been making a conscious effort to crack down on individuals and organisations who are undertaking a practice known...

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Asbestos – an everlasting reminder of the errors of history

While many may be forgiven for assuming that asbestosis and asbestos-related diseases are solely a horror of our past, they would unfortunately be sorely mistaken. While asbestos related conditions may...

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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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