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The latest industry insights into compensation law.

Causation:  A Cause For Pause

Many injured Queenslanders assume that having an accepted statutory claim with WorkCover Queensland for a work-related injury means they will automatically have a viable common law claim for damages.  This...

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  • Workers Compensation

Important amendment to definition of “terminal condition” in workers’ compensation claims

We have previously provided an overview of various recent amendments to the legislation that governs work related injuriesin Queensland. A further important change is the re-wording of the definition of a...

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  • Asbestos Law

Jury trials available in Queensland for dust diseases

While usually associated with criminal proceedings, trial by jury was also once a commonplace feature of civil cases, but recent decades have seen the gradual removal of the right to...

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  • Workers Compensation

Keeping your job does not close the door on claims for future loss of income

On 29 October 2020, Justice Applegarth from the Supreme Court at Brisbane delivered a favourable judgment for injured worker, Mr Scott Walker, who suffered multiple injuries after falling through the...

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  • Personal Injury Claims

State of flux – The rise of e-scooters in our streets

Brisbane was the first Australian city to trial electric scooter sharing services such as Lime and Neuron.  Commonly referred to as “e-scooters”, these vehicles have now become ubiquitous in the...

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  • Workers Compensation

Statutory Workers’ Compensation Claims in Queensland

The first step for injured workers in Queensland to protect their entitlements is the lodgement of  a statutory claim with their respective workers’ compensation insurer.  For the majority of injured...

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  • Road Accident Claims

Why CTP Insurers should not be contacting legally represented claimants

When someone has been injured due to no fault of their own in a road accident, most but not all injured people decide to instruct a car accident lawyer or...

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