July 30, 2017 | 861 viewsCoal mine classifies personnel as sub-contractors to crush labour-hire injury

A central Queensland colliery has argued that underground miners employed by a third party in its mineshafts were – to avoid injury liability – specialist subcontractors rather than labour hire employees under

July 29, 2017 | 891 viewsInsurer demolition of specialists rejected; assessments ‘substantially’ AMA 5 compliant

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

June 30, 2017 | 999 views“Slight shudder” roundabout crash yields $540k for driver

A bus driver who “exaggerated” the force of a traffic accident and the extent of her injuries has been

June 29, 2017 | 795 viewsFeisty street evangelists score damages from police over wrongful arrests

Soapbox preachers “moved on” by police from a street corner in Nambour in

June 28, 2017 | 849 viewsHotel to blame for lax wet weather safety measures

Can a person whose unsafe premises causes an injury, be held responsible for the consequences

June 28, 2017 | 827 viewsAppeal court slams compo biker’s medical expert “ambush”

An alleged affiliate of notorious Brisbane motorcycle gang members must do battle for a second time

May 29, 2017 | 713 viewsFIFO worker sues for PNG slip and fall in Brisbane

Matthew Dornan negotiated his employment contract with PNG labour hire company Pacific Manpower Ltd over

May 28, 2017 | 611 viewsNeed for speed cruels rider’s $892k compensation payout

It’s a familiar enough puzzle. A driver turning across oncoming traffic claims never to have seen the oncoming vehicle.

May 27, 2017 | 977 viewsCar detailer stuck by needle gets $313k for shock and incontinence

A “hard-working” hire car worker has been rendered unemployable from the psychological decompensation that followed a

May 26, 2017 | 1,685 viewsCourt rules denial of injury compensation to car thief youth “harsh and unjust”

The four boys were glad to find keys in the ignition before rolling the

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