12 February

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Queensland’s Taxi Council warns passengers risk their own safety through “unlawful, unsafe and uninsured” ridesharing and advertises as much

19 February

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Police lose video evidence, inebriated tradie stumbles on $300k hotel payout

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

20 February

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‘Inattentive’ ferryman paid: Ferry Co to splash out $1 mil for sill(y) error

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.

25 February

4883 Views

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Experts clash on crane crash cause, worker’s case collapses

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

26 February

6109 Views

Personal Injury

Court orders Suncorp to pay up on airport worker’s $1.3 mil brain injury

A town planner responsible for managing landside infrastructure planning at Brisbane’s ever-expanding Kingsford Smith airport has defeated insurer S

25 March

4200 Views

Personal Injury

Call centre trainee viciously attacked, Optus baulks at $3.8 mil labour hire compo

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

28 March

6007 Views

Personal Injury

Employer in $2 mil battle over resolution of hostile co-worker complaints

A senior manager and three administration officers employed at a Disability Services Queensland (DSQ) regional office have sued for over $2 million fo

29 March

6115 Views

Personal Injury

Blinded patient sues GP, Appeal court orders $6.7 mil for 3 day treatment delay

Nancy Mules consulted GP Kaylene Ferguson about neck pain on four occasions in September 2008. On her fourth visit on 25 September, Ferg

30 March

4657 Views

Personal Injury

Single security guard assaulted on wedding duty by drunk guest, sues venue

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

30 March

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Mt Coot-tha conqueror takes on 3 peaks Challenge

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

28 April

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New Rewards for CCL cycling members

With more than 48 members on CCL Cycling (Strava.com/clubs/cclcycling), our memberships benefits are

16 April

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Treasurer not for sale, response to Qld’s retrospective donation laws may be telling

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

15 April

5125 Views

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Kid’s can’t eat here: What’s the law?

Readers with toddlers appreciate the predicament. You overcome enormous obstacles just to get the family to the restaurant on time only to be greeted

25 April

5064 Views

Personal Injury

A literary offence: teacher sues school over author’s account of heroine’s sex life

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

26 April

6351 Views

Personal Injury

Boat fire pastor stays on full pay but duty to re-pay church helps in $700k win

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

27 April

4111 Views

Personal Injury

Competing drivers’ duties: heavy weaving vehicle v. "follower" with chance to evade hazard

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

28 April

5610 Views

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Intersection crash yields $64k for worker likely be laid off first & recruited last

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-

29 April

5419 Views

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Appeal judges order Maccas must pay out to playground rescue hero

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

25 May

4590 Views

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Seriously injured driver moved to rear seat after impact?

A CTP insurer’s notification - following the lodgment of a compliant Notice of Claim - that it will meet reasonable motor accident rehabilitation ex

26 May

4966 Views

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Doctor in local lawsuit for Bangkok culinary calamity

The logistical and linguistic hurdles of having to bring holiday injury claims in a foreign jurisdiction can often outweigh their benefit.

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Uber Alles?

Police lose video evidence, inebriated tradie stumbles on $300k hotel payout

‘Inattentive’ ferryman paid: Ferry Co to splash out $1 mil for sill(y) error

Experts clash on crane crash cause, worker’s case collapses

Court orders Suncorp to pay up on airport worker’s $1.3 mil brain injury

Call centre trainee viciously attacked, Optus baulks at $3.8 mil labour hire compo

Employer in $2 mil battle over resolution of hostile co-worker complaints

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Single security guard assaulted on wedding duty by drunk guest, sues venue

Mt Coot-tha conqueror takes on 3 peaks Challenge

New Rewards for CCL cycling members

Treasurer not for sale, response to Qld’s retrospective donation laws may be telling

Kid’s can’t eat here: What’s the law?

A literary offence: teacher sues school over author’s account of heroine’s sex life

Boat fire pastor stays on full pay but duty to re-pay church helps in $700k win

Competing drivers’ duties: heavy weaving vehicle v. "follower" with chance to evade hazard

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Seriously injured driver moved to rear seat after impact?

Doctor in local lawsuit for Bangkok culinary calamity

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