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The latest industry insights into compensation law.

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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  • Personal Injury Claims

Truck Driver with injured back successful in Supreme Court trial – Peebles v. Workcover Queensland [2020] QSC 106

On 27 May 2020, Justice Jackson found in favour of Daniel Peebles who suffered a significant back injury during the course of his employment as a truck driver with Kutz...

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  • Workers Compensation

Shifting Sands in Occupational Exposure Standards

The national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica is set to be halved from 0.1 mg/m3 to 0.05 mg/m3 and will take effect in Queensland from 1 July 2020....

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  • Personal Injury Claims

QLD CTP Scheme: The Jury Has Spoken…

We have previously posted about the recent attempts by insurance companies to remove common law rights for people injured in motor vehicle accidents in Queensland as well as the latest...

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  • Personal Injury Claims

Compensation claims still ticking along through COVID

The global community has changed dramatically over the last 3 months. Australia has seen strict lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19 with many employees either losing jobs, being stood down or...

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  • News

QLD CTP SCHEME: IF IT AIN’T BROKE…

We recently posted about the push by insurance companies to eradicate common law damages CTP claims for motor vehicle accidents in Queensland. We made the point that, besides stripping away...

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  • Asbestos Law

Highest Ever Verdict in Australian Legal History for Asbestosis Sufferer

An 84 year old Queensland sufferer of asbestos disease has been awarded compensation of over $1.4 million in an historic court judgement delivered this week. Peter Boland, who endured heavy...

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