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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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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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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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Work Christmas Parties – When Festivities Go Too Far

The festive season has well and truly arrived.  An exciting and anticipated time of year where workplaces throughout Queensland will be taking an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments, catch up with...

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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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Social media: Posting an ideal image at a non-ideal time

Social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok are more frequently becoming a source of information for legal matters. In the writer’s experience, defendant lawyers and insurers are increasingly...

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Costs thresholds: Why this is important and what this means

When a claim for personal injuries is settled or determined at trial, separate amounts are awarded for damages (the sum of money to compensate for losses resulting from an injury)...

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