07 April 264 Views aircraft accident Occupational training course can be a dangerous recreational activity An appeal court has ruled that a course of training can amount to a "dangerous recreational activity" when accompanied Continue reading
01 April 331 Views metal fabrication injury Video footage refutes workshop accident severe impairment claim Within days of arriving in Sydney from Fiji on a student visa in January 2018, Abdul Tazleem began began looking for work as an automotive and diesel Continue reading
30 March 299 Views Logistics worker injury Between Two States: The Cross‑Border Life of a Truckie Christopher Reynolds routinely set out from his home in Edenhope in Victoria at around 3:00 pm to make his way 40 km across the border into South Aust Continue reading
28 March 315 Views car accident Can a car “run out of control” even when not being driven? A person injured as a result of a vehicle that has "run out of control" gets the benefit of the vehicle's CTP insurance coverage. But is cover restric Continue reading
27 March 351 Views Damages Court awards $160k to resilient worker for loss of the chance to excel A court has awarded $160k for the additional income a determined young man might have achieved but for ongoing back pain caused by an at-fault driver. Continue reading
26 March 229 Views Medical Negligence What are the limits of a child’s medical consent? The Supreme Court of Queensland was recently asked to decide whether 13-year-old Beatrice (not her real name) was capable of providing her own medical Continue reading
25 March 347 Views Damages Rises in living standards & costs spark big general damages uplift A judge has ruled that increases in living standards and rising living costs warrant a big general damages uplift when assessed at common law. The Continue reading
30 January 911 Views aircraft accident Engineer liable for missing helicopter fatigue crack A seasoned pilot whose 1965 Bell UH-1H “Huey” helicopter dropped out of the sky in the Snowy Mountains during a long-line lifting operation surviv Continue reading
29 January 880 Views office worker injury Paralegal fails to resuscitate law firm sexual harassment bid A legal assistant in her early thirties launched two different sexual harassment proceedings against a law firm that prided itself on its governance a Continue reading
28 January 672 Views Road & footpath injuries Excited for sure but dog’s propensity to escape unproved At about 7.00 am in July 2021, Harold Lockhart, then aged 73, was walking his Cavoodle along the footpath opposite a residential property in Mountain Continue reading
27 January 605 Views metal fabrication injury Cutting corners: worker gets $250k for shonky system of work Jason Jorgensen was 39 when he walked into a new job at a metal fabrication workshop in Bundaberg on a March morning in 2018, an experienced boilermak Continue reading
24 January 705 Views aircraft accident Instructor intervention the cause of horror runway crash A flying instructor’s failure to strictly observe cockpit control “hand over” rules as an aircraft was rolling for take-off on a country runway, Continue reading
22 January 425 Views Medical Negligence X-Rays unreliable as proof of squash man’s prosthesis failure In early 2011, Stephen Taylor’s left hip was rebuilt with a MSA Size 2 femoral stem designed to sit snugly in the femur. By June 2011 imaging sho Continue reading
02 December 1187 Views car accident Shattered life for apprentice Blake Hart was 22 when his life changed on Melbourne’s Western Freeway in September 2017. The promising apprentice roof tiler from Geelong had fough Continue reading
01 December 1063 Views Factory accident Back breaking work breaks worker’s back Heavy awkward lifting is often a source of workplace injury particularly in materials fabrication workshops. In a Carrara factory devoted to turnin Continue reading
27 November 882 Views Medical Negligence Far too young to choose Dilemmas confronting the medical profession regarding treatment provided to children are highlighted in a recent case involving the pregnancy of an 11 Continue reading
18 November 1443 Views aircraft accident High Court refuses special leave; Qatar shame to go to trial Five Australian women who were forced off their flight at Doha international airport in October 2020 and subjected to invasive physical examinations i Continue reading
22 October 499 Views Damages Medical victim wins $5 mil cost of care for his remaining years Michael Stewart presented to the Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department in March 2016 complaining of abdominal pain. The 63-yr-old former New York Continue reading
20 September 1296 Views School Injury School liable for after bell bashing At ringing of the 3:04pm bell at Fairfield High School, students poured out, buses rolled up and staff drifted to a meeting. The office shut eleven Continue reading
04 September 1231 Views car accident Stoic chippie wins $602k for “minor” injury A hot pursuit by police on a quiet evening in Bundaberg in March 2022 led to injuries to an innocent driver on his way home. Jack Bauer – an 18-y Continue reading
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