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A coal mine using a hired-in workforce has been ordered to bear most of the cost of a severe injury caused by a labour hire worker.
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A failure to plead out the material facts giving rise to an ACL due care and skill guarantee in relation to the supply of services has cost a triathle
How can a court decide on what – among several competing factors – was the cause of a single vehicle accident in the absence of any eye-witness accoun
Debris or a hazard left on or falling onto a road – from what is presumed to have been another road vehicle – frequently causes cyclist accidents an
Misunderstanding the extent of shoulder injuries and failure to refer to specialist review are frequent episodes in the agenda of those who scrutinise
With what degree of specificity must the risk of a particular injury have been foreseen by a wrong-doer, to neutralise the road authority immunity aga
A party guest who was set alight with petrol while camping out at his host’s Darling Downs grain farm has won substantial damages for the burns he s
After discovering who originated a fake customer review intended to deter others from choosing your business, how do you prove the extent of reputatio
Benjamin Reynolds was cycling a familiar route from Crown Casino at the end of his work day to his home in Richmond on a sunny January evening in 2017
What share of liability should an inebriated pedestrian bear for his injuries if he is struck by an inattentive driver while walking home at night on
The first step in the process to assess damages for 1,300 European river cruise passenger claims in a class action that was upheld by the Continue reading
The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission – QIRC – has validated a worker’s application for compensation lodged 17 months after the date she was
Can a motor vehicle collision at very low impact speed cause a significant personal injury?
Consider the case of Brett Murphy whose taxi was rear-e
Tattoo removal is a billion-dollar industry and it will grow bigger as a result of the wide availability of laser removal sparks an uptick in tattoo r
The High Court has rejected the contention that an employer enjoys immunity from liability for adverse health and safety outcomes to personnel who vol
An appeal court has upped the damages police must pay an officer for deploying her back to general duties after the onset of multiple non-work related
The former owner of a suburban Sydney cinema has been hit with a second million-dollar compensation order for underage sex abuse of a male employee in
What happens if after years of preparation for a trial – a judge fails to give reasonable consideration to a party’s evidence and then provides hope
Determining what happened and who was responsible for a car or motorcycle crash is often confounded by differing accounts as to the position of vehicl
A vulnerable worker has rolled a workers’ compensation provider on its rejection of her statutory psychological injury claim arising out of daily abus
A cruise ship passenger awarded $97,000 for being locked up for five days in a windowless cabin as the suspect of an on-board sexual assault must retu
A sheet metal worker whose delayed onset severe pain began several hours after the injury event has defeated his employer’s contention that his symp
How can an employee who suffers psychological injury from bullying and harassment recover Fair Work compensation as well as injury damages?
Up to now, insurers for a road accident vehicle-at-fault have resisted paying an innocent driver’s replacement vehicle hire charges unless the damag
An overworked section head of the Cairns Regional Council who was blamed for financial errors and subjected to an unwarranted performance improvement
A German holiday maker struck by a car on a footpath when its driver lost control on a Noosa Heads roundabout has been awarded over $2 mil in injury c
An appeal court has overturned a ruling that a labourer “not very interested in obtaining employment” was responsible for his own injury and that
Can an airline that tickets a passenger for a flight under its name escape liability under air carriage law because the flight is conducted on an airc
A customer who failed in substantial damages asked against Coles for an injury in its supermarket carpark has suffered the further indignity of having
A long serving customer service attendant whose overuse injury was rejected by WorkCover and the Workers’ Compensation Regulator has got up on appea
The Court of Appeal has refused to interfere with the exercise of discretion by the Central Judge in Rockhampton as to the suitability of his court to
A passenger who sustained a minor cabin injury aboard an Emirates B777 and who chose to sue in Australia has achieved a major legal breakthrough for a
WorkCover is required to accept or reject an application for workers compensation within 20 business days of receiving it.
That time constraint has
The victim of a sexual assault as a youth by the owner of a suburban theatre has sought damages for the resulting psychiatric injury he claimed preven
A mother with an impressive employment history and a string of occupational qualifications has been ruled by the Supreme Court as likely only to have
A Far North Queensland farm worker has won a substantial payout for being injured on the job by a falling banana tree as a result of inadequate traini
A retired NSW solicitor who chose to include an injury compensation claim with defamation proceedings he filed in the Federal Court over vile and abus
The father of an 11-yr-old girl killed when her light aircraft crashed minutes after take-off from an idyllic Hawkesbury River waterway, has lost what
An employee of a regional council centered on Moranbah in the Bowen Basin has won a ruling that the management action that caused an adjustment disord
The Ruby Princess departed Sydney on 8 March 2020 for New Zealand and returned on 19 March becoming the catalyst for the worst COVID-19 outbr
He was being driven to work by his wife when they were rammed from behind and spun 180° to allow a full view of the other vehicle being torn in half
A driver whose ute collided with the rear of a preceding vehicle on a highway in Central Queensland has failed in his attempt to blame the accident on
A visitor to a mountain lookout public park who fell on a step while descending a paved path has defeated the local council’s appeal against his $70
A serious accident during passenger disembarkation at a remote Australian airport, demonstrates the relative safety responsibilities of airlines, grou
A factory worker has won substantial damages after being run over by a runaway forklift that was serviced by its OEM supplier just 6 days earlier.
A suburban office worker has argued for substantial damages in a case filed against her employer for an ankle injury sustained in a fall when rushing
An Appeal Court has ruled that evidence of “malingering and exaggeration” should not bar an accident victim who “exaggerated or feigned symptoms
The tragic loss of life from the December 2019 volcanic eruption at White Island in New Zealand has made its way to the courts in a ruling that allows
A Whitsunday resort food & hospitality worker has been denied injury compensation for the conduct of his roommate in their shared employee accommo
A series of extraordinary events led to a light aircraft colliding with a Ferris wheel at a beach festival on the NSW mid-north coast in October 2011.
A central Queensland mine worker with multiple pre-existing medical conditions has been awarded substantial damages for a rare injury induced by prolo
A financial planner has lost his appeal against an order that he pay compensation to a motor accident victim for failing to warn her against over-spen
Google and Facebook are right to think the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code (MBC) is a hit-job.
The stated purpose of the l
Rounding the turn to the right into the home straight on the 1600 m journey in race 7, Darcey – a 4yr-old mare – was boxed in on the rails with two
A negligence claim in NSW’s Supreme Court relating to an adverse outcome from surgery conducted in Toulouse and adjudicated under French law, has yi
A recent ruling on some residual cost issues arising out of the 2015 Federal Court sovereignty claim over the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs that lie i
A 17-year-old boy has died after an incident at Lambton Pool in Newcastle, NSW.
Police attended the local pool after receiving reports of
Despite its reputation as a problem suburb, Inala is set to emerge as Brisbane’s next property hotspot.
Property analyst Terry Ryder fro
The owners of a Brisbane restaurant are suing the SBS for defamation after it broadcast a segment which labelled their restaurant ‘offensive’ and
A Cairns man has been awarded substantial damages after he sustained a debilitating lumbar disc protrusion at the Raintrees Woolies store in Cairns.
In March last year Holly Jones purchased two slices of her daughter’s favourite pizza – as she regularly did – from her local Whole Foods store.
In January 2012 Moyra Roane-Spray was being transferred from an ambulance at the Lamb Island ferry terminal en route to Redlands Hospital when the str
No one wants to get injured at work. But sometimes accidents happen – especially if you’re working in a high-risk industry. So what should you do
Personal injury claims are one of the most common types of civil lawsuits brought by individuals. Before lodging a claim, it is important you understa
Gable Tostee is suing the state for $300K in damages, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested by police.
The accused ‘tinder k
On Friday December 8, CCL staff, partners and clients celebrated the end of a massive year of wins.
The festivities took place at Les
A Gold Coast medical specialist who made a proposition to a patient that she should become his mistress has been ordered to pay compensation for the r
A 36-year-old Brisbane woman is suing doctors for a delay in diagnosing her cancer, despite multiple complaints and visits for her symptoms.
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An appeal court has cleared a major injury compensation payment to a crack-hardy police constable whose superiors neglected to monitor her known PTSD
Jenny Masson was already wheezing when she came through the front door of her friend’s Brinsmead home. She turned back round to get the Ventolin spr
An “improbable” injury to a dump truck operator, on the job at a Thiess’ open-cut coal mine near Mackay for just two months, has yielded a $720k
What are the hazards on shopping mall floors that cleaners are expected to regularly detect and remove to keep customers safe?
And how oft
Ben Fisher purchased his Port Hedland three-bedder in 2010. Six months or so later he noticed that the soap holder on the wall of the shower recess –
This first responder psychological injury claim arising from exposure to traumatic workplace events is instructive as to their inherent difficulties.<
What law must be applied in the adjudication of a claim arising out of an overseas accident that is litigated in Australia?
That question frequently
With no thought of the physical toll that the heavy work might have on his 45-yr-old frame, Jason Kelleher took up his role with Century Batteries at
Consistency consistency consistency. The following is a textbook example of how uniformity in a plaintiff’s account of an accident occurrence can tr
Global resources company Glencore has been ordered to pay $1 mil in compensation to an underground miner for an injury complicated by depression that
Step brothers who set off on a road trip to get legal advice about the affairs of their father – deceased in a road accident 4 days earlier – were the
A marine tourism operator has claimed civil liability immunity to avoid payment of $400k compensation for a serious spinal injury sustained by a passe
Just how many medical examinations can an insurer require an injury claimant to endure?
Consider the case of William Hinrichsen who suffer
In the world of fruit, grapes rank the highest in the stakes of injury causation to unsuspecting foot traffic.
Such a case was yet aga
A struck-down pedestrian has sued a national law firm for allegedly advising her to “under settle” her spinal injury compensation claim.
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An appeal court has ordered a junior grocery chain to pay up on a damages assessment made against it in June 2017 for an injury to a 26-yr-old order p
An Ipswich GP who allowed a patient to make his own way to the P.A. Hospital emergency room rather than call an ambulance to conduct the transfer has
A financial planner whose too “low key” investment advice to a seriously injured motor accident victim resulted in her funds being depleted has be
A 46-yr-old nurse overrun by an aggressive hospital patient has defeated her employer’s argument that it had an adequate system in place to prevent
The Court of Appeal has overturned the acquittal of QAS’s handling of an emergency asthma casualty who suffered a catastrophic hypoxic brain injury
A cyclist who swerved to avoid a vehicle exiting a designated parking bay on a wide Townsville thoroughfare has been awarded substantial damages for i
Councils and other authorities responsible for roads enjoy broad liability immunity for injuries caused by their otherwise negligent omission to keep
A court ruling that made a wide-load truck driver responsible for an $850k traffic accident injury because he didn’t disobey road rules has been app
The NSW Court of Appeal has ruled in four test cases what hire charges are payable by at-fault drivers for a “free” replacement vehicle provided to th
The box weighed about 12.7 kg. It contained 5 reams of photocopying paper. Kathryn Dank was as close as she could get to it.
Leaning forwa
It began in the taxi feeder rank at Brisbane airport in October 2002 when the driver was enjoying a lull and was eating a banana at the time he steppe
No step taken in his client’s contract claim for more than four and a half years proved fatal in an application made by a Toowoomba solicitor for leav
This week saw the resolution of another passenger claim arising out of the May 2005 Transair Metroliner crash in which 15 occupants were killed when i
As in the Arab states, Australian politicians are widely regarded as opportunist kleptocrats who will do just about anything to stay in power and have
Elizabeth Hargans was in year 11 at Somerville House school when she was injured in June 2004 when her then-boyfriend drove into parked cars on a bott
The Supreme Court has ruled on the claim of a 17-year-old student who sustained quadriplegia in September 2002 when his head struck the river bed dur
The vexed question of who has to do what on traffic roundabouts came before the highest court of the state last week by way of an appeal by Suncorp co
A 42-year-old bus driver attacked by an unknown assailant with a piece of timber at 7 p.m. in June 2006 at a Balmoral bus stop when returning from a t
Part of a Gold Coast security guard’s psychiatric injury attributable to post-incident events will be un-compensable, following WorkCover’s successf
The Court of Appeal reminded plaintiffs on Friday* that the bar to be cleared for an extension of time beyond a limitation period is high and that in
The Supreme Court last week ordered* a Rio Tinto company to pay a 50-year-old dragline operator $864,686.58 damages as compensation for injuries susta
The court of appeal has given workers – and parliament – the benefit of the doubt in construing statutory provisions designed to restrict payouts f
Workers have succeeded twice in two weeks against operators of Brisbane’s state-owned Southbank complex, defeating arguments that their only rights la
The plaintiff claimed her massage therapist had misrepresented his qualifications as to “counselling”, had inappropriately advised her on personal
A landmark judgment that traverses multiple aspects of the law of negligence this week delivered more than $760,000 to a Gold Coast social worker foll
The line of authorities that demonstrates how plaintiffs might recover double damages against joint tortfeasors was bolstered on Thursday by a Supreme
A “draconian” guillotine order that has the effect of automatically dismissing a motor accident injury compensation claim – should the plaintiff f
The spectacular collapse last month of a “deceitful” plaintiff’s injury compensation claim was for once a magnificent vindication of the (usually unsu
Allianz failed to overturn a $160,000 running down a verdict on the grounds the trial judge had engaged in unsupported speculation by relying on her
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that a “stoic” plaintiff awarded $200,000 for the death of her 66-year-old workaholic husband should also recover
Breast Screen Queensland was last week protected by a Supreme Court ruling from disclosing internal communications pertaining to the negligent diagnos
In a joint judgment, three appeal judges last week admonished QC Syd Williams for a “lack of understanding about domestic tasks” over trivialising gra
Three patrons who allege they were assaulted by police officer Adam Reedy at the Hotel Cunnamulla in May 2005 commenced proceedings for “general, aggr
Despite no satisfactory explanation for a 3 year delay, a 26 yr old plaintiff was this month allowed to proceed with a negligent “schoolyard supervisi
The crushing this month of a Mackay sugar mill worker’s common law damages claim for an over-period-of-time back injury illustrates well the potenti
The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker’s limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that ap
Appeal court battles – intimidating even the most experienced lawyer – can gain a sense of the surreal for plaintiffs who win a contested trial, onl
After Christmas day lunch in 2005, 17-year-old learner driver Debbie-Jo Simpson got permission to take a farm vehicle for a drive with her brother Sam
Bitter as they were over the trouncing of their case that mill worker Robert Girone had fabricated his motor accident injury symptoms, Allianz took th
On 27 August 2004, Karla Kalimnios was driving home along Logan Road Upper Mount Gravatt in peak hour evening traffic when knife-wielding Jason Ewen
Insurer suspicions about the veracity of Gympie girl Tenille Rossi’s account of the extent to which she was impaired by her September 2003 motor accid
Eve Lowe’s tumble on the floor surface remains of a red Slushee outside the Australia Post store at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre – while calamitou
Yesterday’s decision to trash the prosecution of a former Solomon Islands attorney general – though the end of a brutal four year battle for Julia
Claimants’ medical records can so preoccupy an insurer that they become powerless to resist: like mythic
In a Supreme Court verdict published last week, a Cardwell mine worker’s exaggerated recovery from youthful sporting injuries slashed the compensation
A seriously injured truck driver “of limited education” has won the right to pursue motor accident compensation damages after a last gasp limitation e
The Supreme Court this month ruled that pedestrians have every right to stroll on a roadway surface, awarding compensation to a Rockhampton teenager w
A “big four” bank was last week ordered to halt its refusal of injury compensation to a Gladstone customer server who fell to the floor when the bac
It took two trials and as many appeals before three judges, last week finally put Sonia Littlejohn’s bitterly contested compensation award against the
Recent claims for trespass, battery relating to sexual abuse and wrongful imprisonment well illustrate the discretionary issues to be weighed in award
Retail duopolist Woolworths was last week ordered by Australia’s High Court to let go the $580,000 injury compensation damages ruled owing in August
A visiting overseas plumber serving out visa-mandated farm duties at a Mungindi cotton gin has been awarded $567,000 injury compensation damages after
The owners of one of Brisbane’s oldest high-rise office towers have escaped liability for facial scarring suffered by an intoxicated 29-year-old who
As Vanessa Morris was calmly driving along the Logan motorway, building materials and engine parts began raining on her car, as if from nowhere. S
The description of the daily routine of Wacol’s correctional centre prisoner population in an April district court injury compensation award, may not
An aggressive 24 yr old British tourist injured during an arrest in the Roma St backpacker precinct has recorded a compensation win against the employ
A $1.28 million damages claim was rejected last week amid controversy over the extent to which video surveillance evidence contradicted a plaintiff’s
Management at Couran Cove resort was excused for failing to act earlier to fire a lunatic tradesman who seriously injured his 60 yr old co-worker by
A 28 yr old would-be police officer, who broke her ankle by falling into an unguarded stairway void at South Brisbane’s Chalk Hotel in the dying hou
Outstanding deeds from elite athletes demand all their ducks rowed neatly and just a feather out of place can ruin a performance or even a promisi
A “technologically dumb” store clerk injured in a company-sponsored game of tunnel ball in August 2008, has been awarded $270,000 personal injury c
It turns out that alighting from truck cabs and earthmoving machinery is indeed a hazardous affair, the su
A South Australian tourist has failed to cast “an aura of prostitution and drug use” over a Spring Hill apartment complex where her hand was impal
A self-represented Lotus Glen prisoner has won a ten year battle against the state, with compensation for assault for overly aggressive conduct by cor
Corporate high-flyers are rare protagonists in injury compensation brawls. So when Neil Balnaves sued after a 2002 head-on boat smash on a narrow bend
The lifestyle preference of a 32 yr-old travel industry sales manager not to “chase the highest income she can”, has counted against her in the assess
A Bill to alter domestic air passenger injury compensation rights was yesterday introduced to Federal Parliament by transport minister Anthony Albanes
A hernia repair patient who claims to have been persuaded at the eleventh hour – “after she had been prepped for theatre” – to undergo a facelift in
Prior medical conditions and an arrest history were only some of the blots on a past that Keith Kilner needed to overcome to establish credibility
A 30-year-old welder injured by a toppling crane in 2004, pleaded mental incapacity as the excuse for a delay until 2010 to commence his compensation
A kindly aunt – battered and bruised after she lost her footing on paved suburban garden steps – has failed in her injury compensation bid after a cou
An Acacia Ridge manufacturer who argued its employee’s shop floor fall was fictional, has defeated a $160k damages claim for the hip injury said to ha
An inebriated football fan – who baulked at paying the cover charge for entry to an Underwood nightclub – has won $70,000 in damages for injuries rece
The insurer for an unidentified utility, unexpectedly stopped in the “slip lane”of the M1 Nerang-Broadbeach Rd exit, will pay $112k in injury comp
A final chapter in the resolution of the May 2005 Lockhart River air disaster unfolded in the Supreme Court in October when five Cape York families we
The criminal record of a tradesman injured at the “Promenade” construction site in Robina Town Centre in May 2009, sealed the fate of his $350k back i
The dockworkers at Brisbane’s Cairncross slipway were under some pressure to complete routine hull maintenance, during the Sun-Princess’ two-day d
The only description of a vehicle at fault for a motorcyclist brought down as he rounded a bend to join the Pacific Highway at Coomera was that is was
WorkCover’s appeal against the Continue reading
Neil Balnaves, the skipper of the Bayliner cruiser returning from Couran Cove that collided head-on with a speedboat on a narrow bend in the Coomera R
A self-employed cyclist sustained serious injuries when he crashed into the back of a taxi that suddenly pulled in front of him and stopped, on Airpor
The District Court last week ruled that Queensland’s Personal Injuries Proceedings Act pre-court requirements do not apply to international a
Prisoner John Coffey was rewarded just prior to Christmas, with the Court of Appeal upping the damages the State must pay him as a result of over-aggr
Today is one of fond remembrance for the citizens of Brisbane’s northern bayside of their favourite adopted sons, the Bee Gees, in whose honour a br
The presentation is familiar enough. A labourer feels a twinge deep in his back after a heavy or awkward lift or pull but rather than report it, decid
A restaurant patron injured when his chair collapsed mid-meal in January 2009, was last week stripped of the right to sue Toowoomba’s legendary Weis
The extent of injury to a Mackay medical receptionist whose Holden Astra was wiped out by an oncoming vehicle that turned right through an intersectio
The quaintly named Property Occupations Bill is finally in the public domain with Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie already receiving subm
During the course of a statutory compensation process for a tennis elbow injury arising in the course of host employment over a period of six months i
Woolworths took no umbrage at a compensation claim arising out of the conduct of the butchery at its Ayr supermarket until it was made clear that the
The Court of Appeal today reversed a judgment that last year saw a South Australian tourist fail in a lawsuit against Bonapartes Serviced Apartments i
A 28-year-old first-year apprentice electrician who was “roughing in” power cables to a Palm Beach apartment building in June 2008 was following a
A late-night reveller was the victim of her own ill-judgment when she accepted a ride on the back of a motor-cycle from Brisbane’s Sofitel lobby bar b
The Supreme Court has chided a plaintiff’s lawyers during a seven-day personal injury trial, for “deliberately not obtaining a signed statement” f
As leisure cruising becomes a major segment of the Australian travel market with 53 cruise ships having a daily passenger capacity of 54,000 souls ply
The Cruise Lines International Association has announced the adoption by the industry of a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the “safety, comfo
A spinal injury compensation victory for an Irish tourist arising from an excursion to an inland Fraser Island lake in September 2007 is a subject of
Compensation damages to be paid by American nut conglomerate Hancock Agricultural have been reduced to fit the District Court jurisdictional limit a
The Brisbane City Council has failed in its Civil Liability Act bid to hold out a fitness rider from injury damages after he was thrown from his bike
A claim for compensation that occupied the Brisbane District Court for five days has resulted in the claimant being judged as having “grossly exagge
A spinal injury compensation claim by a Brisbane function organiser for a fall at a Valley hotspot has failed on appeal.
Karen Dowling was
An underground coal miner whose back “exploded in pain” when hauling equipment along a mine tunnel has been awarded a fraction of the damages dem
In the first of three psychiatric injury decisions delivered in August – which speak to all the key elements of duty, foreseeability, causation and da
A self-represented wellness consultant – injured when passing by Santos House in Turbot St on her way to give evidence at the since decommissioned L
A council roadsign checker who sustained a disc injury in early 2006 as he slipped from a truck step while descending and fell to the road below, is t
A Sarina slaughterman who avoided the use of a protective steel mesh glove because it slowed his work rate, has secured substantial damages as a resu
The use of razor-sharp off-cuts as a workaround to protect electrical insulation during the construction of a Palm Beach condo development was a reaso
The tragedy occurred at picturesque Chinderah, about 1 km south of the Barney’s Point Bridge as the Tweed bends gently northwards for its last long
A photographer for The Age newspaper assigned to shoot an anniversary pictorial of Australian victims of the October 2012 Bali bombings, suffered post
Policies & procedures and examples set by superiors were central to a $1.4 million injury claim by a 28-year-old fabrication foreman injured in a
Routine job interviews have been lined with booby traps to kill off the chances of workers desperate to re-gain a job. And many applicants should now
The Supreme Court has refused labourer damages for back injuries resulting from a stairwell bump that sent him tumbling down as many as 20 steps durin
A Court has ruled that a worker’s severe reading and comprehension disabilities sufficiently explained his 4 year delay in seeking legal advice about
The presence of metal cupboard handles beneath a collating desk created an obvious risk of a knee injury which his employer ought to have removed, acc
Wendy Grey sought legal advice in July 2011 for a possible common-law damages claim for cumulative workplace injuries that began as early as 2006 when
Lujpco Karanfilov was deployed alone at GE Money on Logan Rd, Stones Corner when he confronted two thugs menacing workers departing the premises at th
A motorcycle racing company has implored the Supreme Court to rigorously apply a federal “recreational services” antidote to protect its contractual l
As a member of the International Practice Committee of the American Association for Justice headquartered in Washington DC, Peter Carter provides peri
The long-overdue wind back of the spectacularly counter-productive PAMD Act has been set in train with the introduction to Queensland Parliament of en
A German backpacker who stayed close to his broken-down van after it rolled to a stop at night, in the middle of the busy Bruce Highway, should himsel
A Brisbane interior design company has been sued in Queensland’s District Court in connection with the unloading of its furniture consignment by a r
A repossession agent has sued a CTP insurer for injuries sustained during the recovery of a rental fridge as hostility escalated from verbal abuse to
How should Queenslanders judge the state’s judiciary in the face of the confrontation with the Premier and Ministers over recent months?
Queensland’s well-intentioned “anti-bikie” laws appear to have spectacularly backfired on their proponents.
Premier Newman was itchi
Video surveillance of a machine operator who continued to wear a sling after being told by his treating doctors to discard it has produced mixed outco
Suncorp has successfully denied a seriously injured BHP mine manager – who Continue reading
A driver whose car was T-boned at a Rochedale intersection gave “less than satisfactory evidence” and was “less than forthcoming about her traff
A nurse undergoing aggressive behaviour training to assist in the management of violent patients has alleged her course leader should have taught hi
The crash of a Scat Airlines domestic passenger jet on 29 January en route to Almaty in the south east of the country from Kokshetau in the north, app
Saudi Arabian Airlines international flight SV-2841 from Mashad, Iran with 299 passengers and 16 crew sustained a gear-up landing on Sunday resulting
Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) flight 470 en route from Maputo on Mozambique’s Indian Ocean coast to Luanda on Angola’s Atlantic coast, crashed kil
A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on Sunday in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of region
The past month provides plenty of empirical evidence supporting the theory that the prevalence of airline passengers injuries resulting from turbulen
A Tropicair Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed on Monday in the course of a forced landing at a disused airstrip at Kibeni in the west of Papua New Gui
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 310, operated by MASwings, sustained substantial damage on Thursday in an accident at Kudat Airport Malaysia.
Domesti
A Fokker 100 passenger jet arriving from Perth with 26 passengers and 7 crew suffered substantial damage in a landing accident at Nifty Airport, WA on
Queensland’s Court of Appeal has today dismissed a government appeal against an April 2013 ruling that holds it mostly at fault for the injuries susta
Before even arriving at the Robina Tavern for the birthday party, Terry Miles had been drinking at the Broadbeach Hotel.
By the time he ha
The mobile phone and an affordable family car are some of the greatest of human achievements. A moving car is also a dangerous object. Our mounting ro
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing 777 presents unique legal issues for families mourning the MH370 miss
Injuries are the leading cause of travel-related deaths worldwide accounting for up to 25 times more deaths than disease say travel medicine researche
A former IT consultant turned real estate agent and would-be actor, delivered a less than convincing performance in a dramatic 3 day injury compensat
Angela Simmons’ worked as a kitchen hand at the Westside Tavern in Maryborough. In April 2010, she was cleaning a large metal drip tray from the gr
A pilot who flew an EC 120 helicopter with three people on board, into an overhead power line on the boundary of restricted military air space near an
A web-cam drone – being flown for a mine site aerial survey – came within 100m of colliding with a $200k agricultural aircraft in Australia’s first
Queensland’s highest court has been asked to decide the essential elements of a de facto partnership and whether the male partner of a woman who died
A cattle station overseer has sued Robinson Helicopters of California in Brisbane’s Supreme Court over an alleged maintenance system defect in its R
Bullying by an inexperienced supervisor of an assistant manager, over just 11 days at “Sussan” in Cairns, has resulted in a psychiatric injury so
Darren Verney had already borrowed 20 full loads of blue metal crusher dust from a stockpile to a boxed section of the pathway under construction some
“Never again in Australia will we have a situation in which a person may be taken to court for expressing a political opinion,” Senator Brandis
A long-running feud among neighbours in an idyllic waterfront hamlet has ended after four months in court, with one set of protagonists ordered to pay
How much allegiance can clients expect from their lawyer after their job is complete? That question was put to rest in April by three appeal judges co
When the balustrade on the first floor of Peter Richardson’s home gave way and sent him crashing down onto the floor of his foyer in 2006, the damag
A student pilot whose instructor responded to an in-flight engine failure by gliding the aircraft to a landing in a gully, has appealed a court decisi
A local council and a road build contractor have been ordered to pay injury compensation as a result of a motorcyclist losing control on loose stones
A mining construction supervisor who crashed a mobile crane he had commandeered for weekend work at his own rural property, has claimed his employer m
A graduate mine engineer has defeated a questionable limitation strategy adopted by the world’s biggest miner to deny him compensation rights arisin
New laws that deny employment rights to workers who give incomplete information about their medical history in job applications, will lead to “emplo
The “significant downturn” in Queensland mining that took hold in mid-2012 lasted just 9 months, according to evidence heard by a Rockhampton cour
A court has found McDonald’s safety practices to be lacking and customers exposed to injury hazards when cleaning protocols were allowed to be shirk
The battle against the (stateless) Islamic State is, at last, a true “war on terror”. The west’s enthusiasm for a rebel victory in Syria has sud
In an indicator of a heating property market, Redcliffe peninsula buyers have taken Supreme Court proceedings to hold a seller to their November 2013
Steven Tinworth was heading south in heavy rain along the Cuningham Highway on 10 January 2011 about 50 km to the east of where – just a few hours lat
Corrugations formed by frequent traffic on unsealed roads are a part of daily life in rural Australia.
The agriculturally rich Liverpool P
How urgently should a solicitor treat instructions for a new will from a frail but healthy and alert 94-yr-old, living independently with the assista
From 1 July, a compensation regime which imposes Civil Liability Laws on Queensland workers comes into effect. At the same time, the Civil Liability L
In May, the Supreme Court * ruled on whether a pedestrian injured in Queensland as a result of the operation of the mechanical arm of a refuse truck w
The husband of a driver killed in an August 2004 country road single-vehicle accident has sued the local council for council negligence by failing to
As terror hysteria – fuelled for all its worth by media and politicians – grips the nation, a Supreme Court judge has issued a terse rebuke of the mis
With just six weeks to go before the start of G20 week, details of exactly what disruptions local businesses and residents can expect to endure are ye
After reversing his car into a level two space of a hotel car park, Thomas Lee and his wife Michelle – on their way to dinner at a nearby restaurant –
Part of the work of a roulette dealer is to gather chips used by gamblers and sort them into stacks by colour.
In 2004, Lidija Romig was a
The remarks by US President Barrack Obama to Brisbane university students concerning the Great Barrier Reef during the G 20 leader’s summit, have been
At 8,848m (29,029 ft) above sea level – close to the common cruising altitude for international airliners –the summit of Mt Everest is the world’s
Green shoots that gave hope to Queensland’s economy 12 months ago – in employment growth and lower household debt stress – have not been sustained
It was a perfect Sunday in June 2008 when the pair sped from Scarborough across the calm waters of the bay, for a morning of spearfishing at Cape More
Indemnity payments from labour-hire organisations to industry clients will be put under the spotlight as a result of a Queensland court ruling publish
The baby’s mother had purchased a gel pack which she used to treat a burn to his hand in 2008.
In her momentary absence, four-year-old J
Council worker Osman Bakhit was moving temporary-fencing base slabs at Ascot’s Bartleys Hill Reservoir when he ruptured a disc in his back in 2011.<
The tranquil Clarence River was the setting of an alcohol-fuelled rampage that felled 32-year-old Luke Warren in the late hours of an August Friday ni
RACQ admitted fault on the part of its insured driver for a Mackay intersection accident in January 2008 but fiercely contested the amount of compe
Hardware giant Bunnings has been ordered to part with $700k after an appeal court ruled against its refusal to pay compensation to a staff member who
Shipping giant Carnival Cruises has lost a court bid to prevent substantial damages being awarded to a cruise passenger for injuries as a result of pa
A 12-year-old child survived an accident that killed her cousin when an out-of-control car mounted a kerb of the footpath on which they were strolling
A bicycle rider who was sprung from his cleats and thrown over his handlebars to bounce once before landing on his back in Boundary Street West End wa
The failure to adequately brief an 80-yr-old charter yacht passenger before she boarded a vessel in Hamilton Island harbour is alleged to have caused
Yesterday’s election was an object lesson in voter retaliation. Topping the list of factors at the root of the backlash was the palpable distrust o
February 1 marked the launch of Carter Capner Law’s custom tool to give online shoppers greater insight – in seconds – into the actual results t
The current generation of low-cost carriers has created a new market in air travel. Air Asia in Malaysia; Ryanair & Germanwings in Europe; an
It’s routine in the USA even at the finest establishments. Diners box up their leftovers, or – to encourage a generous tip – their waiter doe
Queensland’s Taxi Council warns passengers risk their own safety through “unlawful, unsafe and uninsured” ridesharing and advertises as much
The loss by police of CCTV footage of the ejection of a patron from a Gladstone hotel was critical to a dispute over whether the pub should pay its cu
As elegant as are the ships of their fleet, ferries that ply the waters of Sydney Harbour are responsible for their fair share of maritime mishaps.
When an extraction unit at Boral’s Coffs Harbour asphalt plant failed in June 2006, it called in a crane crew to provide a safe platform for its mai
A town planner responsible for managing landside infrastructure planning at Brisbane’s ever-expanding Kingsford Smith airport has defeated insurer S
A call centre trainee – who came within an inch of being hurled from a fourth-floor balcony by another inductee – has argued his employer bore respons
A senior manager and three administration officers employed at a Disability Services Queensland (DSQ) regional office have sued for over $2 million fo
Nancy Mules consulted GP Kaylene Ferguson about neck pain on four occasions in September 2008.
On her fourth visit on 25 September, Ferg
In September 2007, a 14 yr retired police officer – now security officer – was assaulted while on duty at a wedding reception at the Victoria Point S
CCL cycling leader Bartholomew Lee was in March part of a group of four riders in one of the top 10 toughest one-day cycling events on earth, 3 Peaks
With more than 48 members on CCL Cycling (Strava.com/clubs/cclcycling), our memberships benefits are
The Newman government’s increase in November 2013 of the threshold for mandatory disclosure of political donations from $1,000 to $12,400 was both c
Readers with toddlers appreciate the predicament. You overcome enormous obstacles just to get the family to the restaurant on time only to be greeted
A “badly written” account of the goings-on at an imaginary Queensland junior school is alleged to have been based on real dramas in the private li
A Townsville outboard motor repair shop has been held liable for income loss sustained by a customer as a result of severe injuries caused by its work
A bicycle, a tip truck, a utility and a motorcycle were proceeding in line, south along a flat straight stretch of Jacobs Well-Stapylton Road in April
As she emerged from Woolloongabba’s Nile Street to enter into Wellington Road, Diana Girle’s Renault collided with a Mitsubishi driven by 19-year-
An appeal court has ruled in favour of a bystander who came to the help of a five-year-old boy who got stranded on top of playground equipment in a Mc
A CTP insurer’s notification – following the lodgment of a compliant Notice of Claim – that it will meet reasonable motor accident rehabilitation ex
The logistical and linguistic hurdles of having to bring holiday injury claims in a foreign jurisdiction can often outweigh their benefit.
Liam Sch
In a radical alteration to the rights and obligations of parties to leases, the Retail Shop Leases Act (“RSLA”) requires landlords to give to tenants
The Integrated Planning Act 1997 (“IPA”) mandates council approval in respect of some leases as if the lease were a subdivision of a lot.
When the Retail Shop Leases Act (“RSLA”) was amended in 2006, combination and capped rent review provisions that were in common use but of qu
Section 22 of the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (RSLA) requires a draft lease and disclosure statement to be given to the prospective tenant “a
At lease review time, what should come first – the review of market rent or the exercise of the option?
Tenants would obviously prefer to know the
Tenant-in-default procedures for rental recovery and re-entry into possession are subject to specific statutory requirements. But forward-thinking com
A recent Court of Appeal decision* has clarified the validity of retail rent review provisos that allow for CPI or market review increases but specify
As a recent Supreme Court decision* illustrates, a change in the identity of the occupier of commercial premises does not necessarily constitute an un
Every lease has a “permitted use” clause which specifies the nature of the operations that a tenant is entitled to conduct on the premises. Typically,
The Queensland Premier today announced some relief to investors and commercial landlords from the worst aspects of changes to the basis upon which val
In the past water licences were “attached” to land and accordingly were transferred automatically on sale. The Department of Natural Resources and
The Workplace Health and Safety (WH&S) Regulation 1997 is often overlooked when contracts for commercial properties are prepared. If a commercial
This issue was clarified recently by the Supreme Court of Queensland*. M sent an offer on letterhead dated 8 April 2008 to Acme Real Estate offering t
The provisions of the Legal Profession Act 2007 that restrict what agents may do in relation to preparation of real estate contracts have been relaxed
In a recent development, some solicitors are requesting agents to sign an acknowledgement to confirm that PAMDA requirements have been observed in rel
A facsimile transmission or e-mail is an “Electronic Communication” as defined in the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 (“ETA”).
The purchase of Australian residential real estate by foreign persons is governed by the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975. The For
In September 2003 two Chinese buyers signed an off-the-plan contract for an apartment in an inner-city development. When the plan was finally register
The High Court of Australia recently ruled* that GST applies to forfeited deposits if:-
Stamp duty changes that came into force today and trumpeted in the recent Queensland budget as a big gain for home buyers will put most buyers in the
In this article we would like to remind agents who manage residential tenancies of the importance of the time limits for recovery of rental arrears un
As we all know, the landlord or agent must give tenants a written condition report before the date of commencement of a residential tenancy – s 42 <
On 1 July the Residential Tenancies Act 1994 (“RTA”) was repealed and replaced with the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation A
On 1 July the Residential Tenancies Act 1994(“RTA”) was repealed and replaced with theResidential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation
A Rockhampton compensation claimant has convinced a court his degenerative disc condition – commonly thought to be age-related – was as a direct r
A three-month stint of fast-paced repetitive copying, collating, hole-punching and binding of thousands of papers to compile training manuals for cust
The tipper was one of many belonging to the Gold Coast City Council vast fleet fitted with a hydraulic tray and a cab-controlled tailgate that swung o
The Paradise Point outing in April 2010 was intended to give all staff who rolled up the thrill of an authentic jet boat ride on the Southport Broadwa
Detective Thomas’ intense animosity towards Rosanne Beckett dated from 1983 when her Taree delicatessen erupted in flames.
Beckett sue
Congratulations to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and employment minister Curtis Pitt for their courage in finalising the wind-back of a gro
Gold Coast’s “Candyman” – the millionaire host to bevies of busty beauties at his luxury waterfront party pad – has notched up a win over his fo
Justin and Melissa Anderson peacefully rang in this New Year at Barrington Tops relishing the isolation and absence of phone contact.
The
A further chapter in the extraordinary consequences flowing from the violent death of Cameron Doomadgee at the Palm Island police compound in November
A cleaner who claimed to have been attacked “by eight 20-yr-olds” in the car park of a 24 hour McDonald’s in the early hours of the morning in J
A South Australian solicitor injured in a jet ski accident
A supervisor at the State Library used employer-issued equipment to take thousands of covert photographs of the breasts of female staff before his de
A 36-year-old cold store employee with extensive experience in the operation of Reach forklifts – where the driver sits sideways to improve control
Don’t be caught out when creating or dealing with contract law. Our infographic of the month runs through the basics of contracts, and the top 8 mista
A dinner guest who fractured her right ankle in a fall on a damp landing after kissing her hosts’ goodnight has convinced an appeal court they should
Melanie Digby had worked at the Palmwoods campus for about 12 months when in June 2008 senior Constable Mark Reedman arrived for a “stranger danger
Professionals on “fee splitting” arrangements that specify them to be independent contractors rather than employees, are nevertheless likely to be
A pedestrian who ran the gauntlet amid stop-start traffic on Brisbane’s Adelaide Street has sued the driver of the BCC bus that struck her just short
The mother of a young man injured in a motor accident in February 2012 obtained rulings from the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal that he
The 60-year-old carpenter had done manual labour all his working life. The last nine years – until March 2015 – were with the Fraser Coast Regional Co
A cement-truck driver who sustained serious spinal injuries when his head struck the roof of the cab as it traversed a rocky portion of a decline at a
Did a Friday afternoon phone discussion between two injury lawyers before a Monday trial to canvass a potential settlement – with one already at h
An employer who fought all the way to prevent an appliance repairer getting Workers’ Compensation for injuries received from a mining camp assault h
A real estate agent litigating his own claim against Suncorp has told the Queensland Supreme Court that he was “a bit confused” when he updated hi
Jane Farnham used her own car to get from her home to the many locations she was required to visit in her role as “community visitor” for Queensla
The “stop taxing my period” petition – which launched last year – gained a huge amount of support with over 90,000 signatures within the first few
In a somewhat macabre ruling, the Court of Appeal has overruled efforts by three sisters to prevent the burial of their mother who died in 2002.
After a two month trial Johnson & Johnson
With road rules being constantly amended and the more underused ones being mistaken or forgotten, it can be hard to keep up with all the rules in the
Responsible for one third of all work related injuries and costing the nation $4.8 billion a year is… (drum roll please)…
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So the day has arrived, your child/niece/nephew/little brother or sister has finally passed their driving test and received their license, and you’r
A pizza delivery driver assaulted when locking up a Deception Bay restaurant has sued Domino’s Pizza for failing to provide adequate staff security.
A freak accident resulting in a serious injury to an army private during a ski run on the Ross River in Townsville has been litigated in the ACT Sup
As petrol prices and obesity rates continue to soar, more and more Australians are taking up Continue reading
A festival goer suffered a brain injury when stage lighting collapsed onto her tent on New Year’s Day in January 2008 has sued the Queensland Folk F
A Victorian tribunal decided that the owner of a two-bedroom Melbourne apartment could not evict their tenants who had listed the abode on accommodati
Not reporting difficulties
A lot of people feel the need to Continue reading
Distracted drivers are one of the main causes of crashes in Queensland, with distracted drivers accounting for a quarter of car accidents throughout
The dangers of fatigued driving are becoming well known now with a recent study, conducted by the Queensland University of Technology revealing import
Stress in the workplace has become a significant health issue, with 3 in 5 Australians working more hours than they’re paid for. So it comes as no sur
Nothing frightens parents like the thought of their child being in an unsafe situation. Children are vulnerable and we trust childcare workers and sch
Blood and horror overtook Clive Silwood’s Clontarf home in the minutes that followed the calamity at his front door.
His visitor’s f
A night shift foreman armed with a poorly performing flashlight and infected with inattention “bred of familiarity and repetition” has been excuse
Queensland’s Transport Department withheld highway skid resistance and traffic crash records for a section of the Bruce Highway on which it failed t
A 30-yr-old Korean student who operated his own business during the maximum 20 hrs/week he was permitted by his visa to work, has received $355k in co
This list, compiled by RACQ, is based on three years’ worth of MVA claim data. Check to see if your suburb is featured, and use extra caution when tra
From 1 July 2016, new laws will apply on any property transaction relating to property with market value of $2 million or above.
Under the
A CTP insurer’s failure to “put its own house in order” in readying a case for trial has put paid to a bid to strike out for delay, an injury co
A nursing home administration assistant has won a long-running compensation battle against the TriCare organisation for persistent “ Continue reading
A local authority that received numerous complaints of water leaking over a sidewalk and causing several pedestrians falls has claimed it had no respo
Gary Burke paid $39k for 15,000 Wyndham “vacation credits” via an offer that doubled the credits and provided a two-for-one cruise at $2.5k.Owner’s Corporations a.k.a. body corporates have become more re
A bowel cancer patient on the public list at Rockhampton hospital has battled objections to the delay in start of injury compensation proceedings caus
In May 2013 Mitch Skiboux signed off his QF15 duties at LAX and took a transfer with other crew to the Hilton Costa Mesa for their 2 day lay over.
If you are interes
A tradesman claiming compensation for a serious back injury left the identification of the hazardous door mat on which he had slipped to a comparison
An Eritrean migrant injured in the course of order picking duties at the Fresh Foodies’ Larapinta distribution centre has defeated his e
Like many organisations, the state peak body for child care professionals – the Family Day Care Association of Queensland – holds a biennia
Dashcams are becoming extremely popular with footage of erratic driving and Continue reading
An alleged gang associate – giving evidence via video link from Germany after the cancellation of his visa prevented his return to Australia – has tod
The jury in Gable Tostee’s murder trial is set to begin deliberations.
30 year old Gable Tostee is on trial in the Brisbane Supreme Cour
The on going saga in the Gable Tostee murder trial has finally come to an end with a jury finding him not guilty of the murder or manslaughter of Tind
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is furious at the issues with Queensland Rail that unfolded on Friday, with 100 services being cancelled.
Schoolies ha
A federal judge ruled on Friday in California that Twitter
If you think Christmas is just about spending time with family and friends and indulging in parties and Christmas cheer, think again. This
On Monday a flight over Colombian suffered ‘total electrical failure’ before plummeting into a mountainside.
A stonemason has died today after being crushed by a 600 kg marble slab.
Ray Finch, a 61 year old man from Cleveland was said to have
Dramatic footage has emerged of a plane crashing into flames after the aircraft overshot the runway, leaving five occupants dead and one seriously inj
A Jet Airways flight travelling from Goa to Mumbai skidded off the runway at Goa Dabolim airport at 5am on December 26 2016.
Flight 9W-2
Earlier this month the Queensland Police Service announced the road toll for 2016 was higher than the previous years
A family is suing Apple following an accident in which a male driver collided with their car, killing their 5 year old daughter, while he was using Fa
A young woman has died and three others have been injured after a tourist plane crashed on Middle Island.
At around 10:30am on Tuesday
One of the great things about travelling abroad is the opportunity to have new experiences. Being exposed to a different language, sights, smells, peo
It is already that stage of January when we are back into our usual routines of work and as of next Monday, doing the school drop-offs.
Locals have been rocked by the news that a Gold Coast stuntman has been killed while shooting a music video in Brisbane CBD on Monday afternoon.
It all began with the White House
A 15 year old boy with dual Australian and Iranian citizenship is facing missing out on an upcoming school trip to the United States
Generally, laws exist to keep people safe and maintain order in a country. But what about when some laws are too ridiculous to fathom?
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A 20-year-old Australian woman has been killed in a jet ski crash in Phuket Thailand over the weekend.
Emily Collie was holidaying wit
A Brisbane based neurosurgeon suing Austrian Airlines after he jammed his pinky finger in the fold-out tray table.
Dr David Walker was
James Heinlein suffered first, second and third-degree burns when an e-cigarette exploded in his shirt pocket.
The damage extended down
A horrific air crash and explosion at Melbourne’s Essendon airport this morning that claimed the lives of all four passengers and the pilot of the
Lionel Patea was yesterday sentenced to life in prison at the Brisbane Supreme Court over the murder of his former partner, Tara Brown.
On Septembe
The BP Chinderah roadhouse is a welcome landmark for those driving South to the Tweed Coast as it signals they are approaching their destination and f
Lamb Island – population 450 – in southern Moreton Bay is officially a “town” within the Redland City.
In emergencies, an ambulance
Geoff Barker had “probably about 7 rums” in a Port Moresby bar before arrival at the airport to board the Air Niugini flight PX025 to Brisbane in
The family’s overnight stay at the Gympie Motel in February 1998 was unscheduled.
Their car overheated on the trip from Bundaberg to B
Driverless cars have been a hot topic in recent times with companies like Tesla, Apple and Google at the forefront in creating the car of the future.
While we are fortunate here in Queensland to have the overwhelming majority of agents hold themselves to the highest standards, it’s disappointing to
An experienced pilot whose helicopter crashed after being caught in cloud in the PNG highlands – contrary to the air rules under which the flight was
It took more than 3 years for Toni Birch to manifest serious anxiety and depression after witnessing a head-on highway collision, that by then prevent
A Brisbane Lions development coach has won a major victory against WorkCover for all claimants over the delivery of noncomplying notices of claim for
A misstep on stairs rarely results in compensation because it is a function of the person using them rather than of the stairs themselves.
On the 20th of January, this year people all over the world were surprised by the tragedy that was the Bourke Street car attack.
Follow
In a dispute over a design defect claim against its domestic subsidiary, a US Court has ruled that California courts cannot exercise jurisdiction over
A woman has been exposed after she filed a fraudulent claim for workers compensation.
The Fort Lauderdale office secretary was found guilt
In a decision that makes it feel as though justice will prevail, a Federal Court has ruled that Allison Baden-Clay’s thr
The new federal budget has sparked discussion all over the country today – but who is coming out on top?
THE WINNERS
Terrible images have come from Manchester today as an attack was carried out during an Ariana Grande concert.
The singer has already com
The four boys were glad to find keys in the ignition before rolling the Toyota Hilux ute quietly down the driveway to avoid waking its owners in the T
A “hard-working” hire car worker has been rendered unemployable from the psychological decompensation that followed a seat-pocket needle stick inj
It’s a familiar enough puzzle. A driver turning across oncoming traffic claims never to have seen the oncoming vehicle.
The other clai
Matthew Dornan negotiated his employment contract with PNG labour-hire company Pacific Manpower Ltd over four months while he was working in Queenslan
A freak workplace accident has severely injured a 37-year-old man on the Gold Coast.
The man was on Expansion Street in Molendinar just b
A flight from Sydney to Albury ended dramatically after passengers jumped out of the plane as it landed and running out on to the tarmac following wha
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking Thermomix to court after a number of people have come forward with injuries from the prod
An alleged affiliate of notorious Brisbane motorcycle gang members must do battle for a second time to gain compensation from the driver whose careles
Can a person whose unsafe premises causes an injury, be held responsible for the consequences of a further accident sustained by their victim as a res
Soapbox preachers “moved on” by police from a street corner in Nambour in September 2013 have claimed $120k for wrongful arrest and unlawful impri
A bus driver who “exaggerated” the force of a traffic accident and the extent of her injuries has been awarded substantial damages by a Brisbane court
Brisbane’s newest runway has started taking shape.
The giant sandlot that runs parallel to Brisbane’s existing runway, will be transform
You put a lot into your business, so when you’re ready to let it go, you want the transition to be smooth. These “selling your business checkl
When Daniel Popp signed up for personal training with one of Australia’s biggest gym chains, he did not expect it to result in an abdomyolysis diagn
This type of insurance indemnifies the policyholder against claims made
Air New Zealand and Garuda Indonesia have both been fined for their role in a price-fixing cartel for air cargo shipments in Australia.
A week after the July 2015 motor accident in Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains, Jay Thuong saw his GP for treatment of the gradual onset of neck and sho
A central Queensland colliery has argued that underground miners employed by a third party in its mineshafts were – to avoid injury liability – spec
A hard-working aged care nurse who failed to mention her work injury – on any of her many post-accident visits – until two years after the event, has
More times than not, car accidents are a result of someone’s carelessness or a moment of distraction.
Most motor vehicle accidents ca
Buying a new home can be both exciting and daunting. From organising removalists, redecorating your dream home and signing mountains of paperwork; it
Dash cams are becoming extremely popular with footage of erratic driving and serious crashes going viral all over the internet.
Australians are esp
William Mack wore the boots supplied by his boss, for two days before discovering a small wound on the bottom of the second toe on his left foot.
Twenty five children were lucky to escape unharmed today after a school bus collided head on with a vehicle on inland from the Gold Coast.
Insurers have in the past refused to pay injury compensation claims to injured cyclists because cycling – they argue –is a “dangerous recreation
Sydney is usually known for its superior beauty services. Unfortunately, this was not the case for beauty salon owner Jean Huang last week.
The 35-
Australian comedic actress Rebel Wilson is today celebrating her victory over Bauer Media, having been awarded a multi-million dollar sum for articles
When Sarah Cranfield and her partner embarked on a family holiday, they imagined themselves enjoying the Gold Coast’s scenic beaches and not the ins
A US court has awarded a restaurant patron substantial damages after he consumed a contaminated beer during a celebratory dinner with colleagues.
Recent overseas air crashes involving Australians are tragic reminders of the importance of booking every leg of an international journey – especially
A Queensland court ordered this morning that a defendant be served with a compensation claim by way of SMS message to his mobile phone.
In
Courts in Queensland and New South Wales have recently ruled on the liability of personal trainers for injuries sustained by their clients.
New South Wa
A casino croupier who crashed when homeward bound at 4:00 am after a 12-hour shift has sued the casino for ignoring safety measures she claims would h
Jim Jones made application to the Supreme Court for the alteration of his wife’s will to prevent their daughter-in-law gaining interest in her $4.5
A year end staff & family day trip to Stradbroke Island ended in a king hit from another passenger that knocked out and seriously injured one of t
The shooting down of an MAS Boeing 777 passenger jet in July in European airspace will bring litigation against some unlikely protagonists.
With just two months until Brisbane’s biggest ever event is staged before a global media audience, the city’s PR machine is at maximum output, wor
A millworker injured at a plant operated by the Mackay Sugar co-operative has sued the organisation for an injury sustained in September 1994 for whic
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