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Case notes on how claims are run and decided: damages, time limits, court procedure and the legal profession.
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- Litigation & law practice
Police botch harbour cruise taxi arrest, Gold Coast property developer gets $582k
The story begins with a “quite intoxicated” Thomas Hamilton returning with two others to one of the partygoer's apartments in Sydney’s Rocks district in December 2009.
- Litigation & law practice
Visa barred bikie associate wins $156k crash damages by video link
An alleged gang associate - giving evidence via video link from Germany after the cancellation of his visa prevented his return to Australia - has today been awarded substantial damages for a brain injury sustained in a…
- Litigation & law practice
Staff member devastated by phone call "stand down", does reasonable management immunity apply?
Like many organisations, the state peak body for child care professionals - the Family Day Care Association of Queensland - holds a biennial strategic planning retreat that it goes to great lengths to assure its success and which…
- Legal profession
Flogged employee wins appeal against Woolies’ attrition
An Eritrean migrant injured in the course of order picking duties at the Fresh Foodies’ Larapinta distribution centre has defeated his employer’s security for costs application and set up an appeal as the final chapter in his…
- Litigation & law practice
Painter suffers back injury after floored over mat confusion
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 with stock on the shelves at Bunnings nearly two years after his fall.
- Litigation & law practice
Tourist crossing tragedy, QBE trumped on $2 mil future loss claim
A Japanese tourist run down by a bus in broad daylight on the first day of her first overseas holiday on a Cairns pedestrian crossing had her life change in an instant.
- Litigation & law practice
Qantas steward in WorkCover win over LA arrest psych injury
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.
- Litigation & law practice
Beat up in Point Piper
Two of Malcolm Turnbull’s neighbours in Wolseley Rd Point Piper have been caught out for an “unedifying brawl” which resulted in police prosecutions and civil proceedings for assault.
- Litigation & law practice
Patient gets expert support 6 months after limitation expiry, hospital fights extension bid
A bowel cancer patient on the public list at Rockhampton hospital has battled objections to the delay in start of injury compensation proceedings caused by the 3 ½ years it took to obtain a medical report supportive of her case…
- Litigation & law practice
Sweet cruise deal
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.
- Litigation & law practice
Footpath fall – Council faulted on poor response to slippery footpath risk
A local authority that received numerous complaints of water leaking over a sidewalk and causing several pedestrians falls has claimed it had no responsibility to rectify the problem more than 15 months after the first complaint.
- Litigation & law practice
Conflict is normal, screaming at overworked staff is not. Assistant wins $436k compo
A nursing home administration assistant has won a long-running compensation battle against the TriCare organisation for persistent “harassment” - that regularly reduced her to tremors and tears - dished out by her supervisor.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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