20 June 3731 Views Personal Injury Delinquent plaintiff punished: "off with his head!" A “draconian” guillotine order that has the effect of automatically dismissing a motor accident injury compensation claim - should the plaintiff f Continue reading
21 June 5394 Views Personal Injury Chancer’s claim falls flat: WorkCover defeats thoroughly dodgy pretender The spectacular collapse last month of a "deceitful" plaintiff's injury compensation claim was for once a magnificent vindication of the (usually unsu Continue reading
24 July 3595 Views Personal Injury Insurer intoxicated after pedestrian hit on appeal: take a further 20% off Allianz failed to overturn a $160,000 running down verdict on the grounds the trial judge had engaged in unsupported speculation by relying on her “ Continue reading
24 July 5167 Views Personal Injury Jack-knifing trailer kills on single lane bridge: Suncorp keeps most $ but loses on costs 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 Continue reading
24 July 11374 Views Personal Injury Privilege prevails over staff expert records: defendants to gain forensic advantage Breast Screen Queensland was last week protected by a Supreme Court ruling from disclosing internal communications pertaining to the negligent diagnos Continue reading
21 August 2653 Views Personal Injury Rocklea motorcycle appeal: Suncorp goes down; court slots Q.C.’s domestic ignorance; gives O.T. glowing reception In a joint judgment, three appeal judges last week admonished QC Syd Williams for a "lack of understanding about domestic tasks" over trivialising gra Continue reading
21 August 2200 Views Personal Injury Compensation claim outside 3 years: Plaintiffs escape time bar on "Battery"; do PIPA & CLA apply? Three patrons who allege they were assaulted by police officer Adam Reedy at the Hotel Cunnamulla in May 2005 commenced proceedings for "general, aggr Continue reading
23 August 1833 Views Personal Injury Unpaid helper wins $250k for tree-lopping fall: damages to cushion labour market risk A volunteer tree-trimmer has held a $250,000 damages verdict after the homeowner he offered to help failed to convince an appellate court that no Continue reading 18 September 1710 Views Law practice “Fobbed off” swim student overcomes solicitor’s neglect to scrape home on leave to proceed win 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 Continue reading 20 September 1737 Views Personal Injury Mill worker’s case crushed: Rejected statutory claim shuts gate on NOCD back injury damages 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 Continue reading
18 September 1710 Views Law practice “Fobbed off” swim student overcomes solicitor’s neglect to scrape home on leave to proceed win 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 Continue reading
20 September 1737 Views Personal Injury Mill worker’s case crushed: Rejected statutory claim shuts gate on NOCD back injury damages 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 Continue reading
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