23 November 3131 Views Recreational accident Insurer fails in bid to move $800k partygoer burn injury claim out of C.Q. 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 Continue reading
21 May 4383 Views Law practice Doctor shopping? Insurer caught out as injury assessment strategy struck down Just how many medical examinations can an insurer require an injury claimant to endure? Consider the case of William Hinrichsen who suffer Continue reading
28 May 3517 Views Law practice C.Q. court to review Brisbane bus accident compensation settlement, refuses case transfer A struck-down pedestrian has sued a national law firm for allegedly advising her to “under settle” her spinal injury compensation claim. Natali Continue reading
07 March 13813 Views Law practice Suncorp triumphant in limitation brawl with naïve 16 yr old – what did she know? 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 Continue reading
13 March 13140 Views Law practice Broken neck from dive into Fitzroy River: "high" risk known to council 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 Continue reading
12 May 27754 Views Law practice State defeated on workers’ claims: just how unsafe are Southbank slabs? Workers have succeeded twice in two weeks against operators of Brisbane's state-owned Southbank complex, defeating arguments that their only rights la Continue reading
18 September 2100 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
19 September 2653 Views Law practice Paint tinter’s limitation loss shines light on rights information censorship The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker's limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that ap Continue reading
31 July 15000 Views Law practice River boat accident yields small compensation pickings for boardroom mogul 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 Continue reading
22 September 4677 Views Law practice Does death become her? Solicitor wins on two week will delay 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 Continue reading
30 June 31188 Views Law practice WorkCover changes part of creeping eradication of individual rights 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 Continue reading
26 September 5626 Views Law practice Terror hysteria aside, police powers already rival Gestapo says judge 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 Continue reading
14 February 4060 Views Law practice PI lawyers do battle: witness box polish vs imperfection & apprehension Did a Friday afternoon phone discussion between two injury lawyers before a Monday trial to canvass a potential settlement - with one already at h Continue reading
28 September 4221 Views Law practice 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 e Continue reading
26 May 4225 Views Law practice Court 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 Toyota Hilux ute quietly down the driveway to avoid waking its owners in the T Continue reading
27 May 3929 Views Law practice Car 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 seat-pocket needle stick inj Continue reading
28 May 3030 Views Law practice Need 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. The other clai Continue reading
29 May 3558 Views Law practice FIFO worker sues for PNG slip and fall in Brisbane Matthew Dornan negotiated his employment contract with PNG labour-hire company Pacific Manpower Ltd over four months while he was working in Queenslan Continue reading
18 August 3435 Views Law practice Grade 4 girl gets damages from school for student bullying An 8-year-old girl whose identity has been suppressed, has settled her claim against a Los Angeles public elementary school for bullying. Continue reading
03 August 52021 Views Law practice ‘U r served’: Court orders damages claim to be notified by Txt 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 Continue reading
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