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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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Quad Bike Accidents – The Statistics Are A Real Concern

It seems like every week or every other week there is yet another tragic story of someone seriously injured or a death from a quad bike accident. The most recent...

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Common Questions About WorkCover Queensland Claims

We get asked a lot of questions from Claimants about WorkCover Queensland claims and their compensation entitlements. The purpose of this article to answer some of the more commonly asked questions, which...

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Handle with care – factors to consider in order to make an effective care and assistance claim

On 7 October 2021, Justice Freeburn awarded $314,345 in damages to Ms Kate Ann Sutton. Ms Sutton was injured in a motor vehicle accident on 15 February 2015, where a vehicle made...

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Major win for Mesothelioma Victim in the High Court of Australia

On Friday 10 September 2021, the High Court of Australia rejected an application for special leave to appeal by James Hardie with respect to the decision of the Court of...

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Industrial deafness claims: explained loud and clear

Queenslanders suffering from noise induced hearing loss due to employment are likely entitled to compensation through WorkCover Queensland (or their employer’s self-insurer). An injured worker will need a binaural hearing loss in...

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Maximising an award of damages in a CTP Claim

If someone is injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident and they are not the party at fault, there are entitlements to lodge a CTP claim. After lodging a...

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