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Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers

Carter Capner Law handles claims for a wide range of travel accidents and holiday accidents including those occurring outside Australia. Our Overseas Travel Injury lawyers Brisbane and QLD may be able to assist you no matter how you were injured abroad. Please get in contact with us because you may be entitled to compensation.

 

Do you have a claim?

Check to see if you are entitled to compensation. If you have a question, please get in touch with our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers.

Do you have a potential Overseas Travel Injury Claim?

Make an enquiry

What to do if you have been injured in an Overseas Travel accident?

Accidents and illnesses can happen anytime and anywhere, even while travelling.

Carter Capner Law’s Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers can help you with any insurance or compensation claim Compensation is available for pain and suffering, expenses, loss of holiday enjoyment and diminution of future earning capacity.

If you have been injured overseas, please make a no-purgation enquiry to determine whether you have any potential entitlement to an insurance or compensation payout.

This applies in respect of injuries sustained at a resort, in a public area, during a recreational activity or on a cruise ship, or in the course of air or other travel.

Expert Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers can evaluate any potential claim for injuries that you suffered during your overseas travel.

In most cases, our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers investigate the accident in which you suffered your injuries on a No Win, No Fee basis.

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Schedule your no-obligation initial consultation

At our initial consultation, our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers can give you more information about the claim process and chat with you about the viability of your insurance or compensation claim. We will also confirm your eligibility for no win no fee terms to pursue your case.

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Investigation & gathering evidence

Our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers will then gather evidence obtain reports from medical providers, travel coordinators and, police and other authorities where the accident happened. We will also investigate your injuries so we can understand clearly how the injury will/has impacted your home life and at work.

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Claim settlement or court proceedings

Our services include comprehensive negotiations with the insurers for at-fault parties with a view to ensuring you recover the compensation to which you are entitled.

In many instances, claims can be resolved without the need for court proceedings.

How much compensation will I receive for my international travel injury claim?

This depends on the extent of fault on the part of the service provider, will the quality of the investigation conducted by your Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers, the quality of your evidence and the case relating to future income loss that you present.

Someone whose injury has had a significant effect on their quality of life (work, psychological, physical) is entitled to more substantial compensation than someone whose injury has had a minor impact on their life.

The amount of compensation also is determined by the following:

  • General damages (loss of enjoyment in life due to suffering);
  • Out-of-pocket expenses (medical bills, rehabilitation costs);
  • Any loss of income and superannuation contributions;
  • Paid and unpaid recuperative assistance;
  • Ruined holiday loss;
  • Holiday disappointment;
  • Potential medical or personal care costs that are likely to occur due to the injury; and
  • The interest from the loss of earnings.

For overseas injuries, does overseas law apply?

“Cross-border” compensation claims carry many layers of complexity. Australian law usually applies to part of the claim and the law where the injury occurred to other parts.

It is necessary for Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers to extensively liaise with overseas counterparts on many aspects of these types of claims.

What’s my chance of a successful claim?

Every situation is different. Our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers need to consider carefully:

  • how the accident occurred;
  • who was potentially at fault;
  • the law in the place where the injury occurred;
  • how the holiday was arranged;
  • whether the claim can be conducted in Australia and, if so in which state and;
  • many other things.

Is my claim worthwhile?

Whether your claim is worthwhile depends on the seriousness of your injury and how that affects your employment and lifestyle.

Some claims are not worthwhile such as those for trivial injuries where there is no insurer or the party at fault does not demonstrate significant assets against which a judgment can be enforced.

If you are not sure if your compensation claim is worthwhile, please contact our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers, and we will help assess your needs and eligibility for our no-win no-fee service.

Carter Capner Law offers specially tailored services in connection with severe brain injury and spinal injury accidents for children and adults to help formulate comprehensive loss statements that include individualised damages components that make up multi-million dollar claims.

What are the fees for the insurance and compensation claims for overseas travel accidents?

It is essential to always speak to expert Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers about your situation. Your financial position should not prevent you from seeking legal advice in regard to the injury you suffered that you are ‘not at fault’ for.

Medical bills and taking time off work or, even worse, potentially not being able to return to work can be costly. Carter Capner Law offers a ‘no win, no fee’ basis.

For ‘No Win, No Fee’ agreement, your lawyer takes on the financial burden of pursuing your case, and you can focus on your recovery and, in the meantime, on how best to care for your family. The Australian legal system aims to provide access to justice across all socio-economic sectors. Yet a fair go in court will be cost-prohibitive for those on a tight budget, with a no-win no-fee option.

Carter Capner Law has offices across Brisbane and Queensland. Otherwise, we can come to you. Most of the time, you won’t need to visit us, as we manage most of our compensation claims online, which you can access 24/7/365 through LawSpace.

Types of injuries that can occur during overseas travel.

If you have been injured during overseas travel, please get in touch with us because you may be entitled to compensation.

Head and brain injury.

Spinal and neck injury.

Shoulder injuries.

Ankle, knee and wrist injury.

Upper and lower limb injuries.

Fractures.

Soft tissue and eye injury.

Shock, anxiety and depression.

The CCL method

Our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers will quickly review the circumstances of your case to determine your prospects of a successful insurance or compensation claim. And once we have approved your case the claim process can be promptly started following the CCL method

Process

Assemble the initial information you are able to provide

Proper case preparation demands meticulous attention to detail. That’s why right from the start, we collect all the facts and continuously verify them with you and other sources. Constant updates to your comprehensive statement will ensure everyone – you, us, medical specialists and barristers – stay precisely on the same page.

Process

Prepare initiating Claim Notice.

Once sufficient facts have been collected and the identity of the at-fault party confirmed, and initial Claim Notice can be completed in a way that persuasively asserts the basis and extent of your compensation request.

Process

Keep collecting the facts.

Diligent claim preparation requires a comprehensive understanding of your medical income and employment histories. Our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers will obtain records from accident related treatment provided as well as from health professionals who have treated you for any prior conditions. Employment and income records asked also be collected and diligently examined .

Process

Medical investigation of injury.

The extent of accident related injury must be independently verified by medical experts. Because compensation is paid for the permanent effects from an injury, specialist medical assessment is deferred until 9 – 12 months post injury. We’ll arrange examinations with appropriate specialists and the insurer of the at-fault party is entitled also to have you examined by its specialists.

Process

Formulation

Once all information has been collected and medical specialist reports obtained, our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers will carefully formulate the “damages” components of your claim demand. The CCL Method requires that every component – general damages, lost wages, expenses you have incurred, the value of past and future domestic care and the value of loss of future earning capacity – is based on authoritative evidence.

Process

Negotiation

After the insurer has considered your damages ask, a settlement conference is arranged to attempt to negotiate a resolution. Although informal, the success of the conference depends on the extent of preparation that has gone before it. Offers will be exchanged and if the insurer is being reasonable, the conference offers a good opportunity to finalise the claim.

Process

Settlement not reached: heading to court

If you are unable to reach an agreement within 60 days after the conference, a Claim and Statement of Claim must be filed in court in relation to your accident. The defendant may then file a Defence and the court process then continues until the dispute is listed for a trial where witnesses are called to give oral evidence and a judge makes a final determination.

What expenses does Carter Capner Law cover for you under its overseas travel accident compensation No-win No-fee terms?

Carter Capner Law's No-Win No-Fee terms affords fairness to those seeking compensation for personal injury including loss of income and future loss of income earning capacity. No-Win No-Fee - sometimes called "no-win, no-charge" and "no-win no-pay," allows legal representation to a level equivalent to that of the insurance company that will be resisting your payout. Essentially No-Win No-Fee terms provide that fees and case expenses are only payable when the claim is finalised and only if it is successful.

  • Court Filing Fees

  • Medical specialist consultation & report fees

  • Medical records collection fees

  • Expert report fees

  • Claim investigation

  • Barristers

    Our Overseas Travel Injury Lawyers will secure the services of a barrister who will also offer No-Win No-Fee terms

  • Document production

  • Police Report Fees

  • Government agency search fees

  • Freight & courier

  • Office charges

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