23 September

10862 Views

Personal Injury

Cycling in park: no obvious risk, plaintiff succeeds

The NSW Court of Appeal * recently addressed "obvious risk" under that state’s Civil Liability Act and came to similar conclusions to the <

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24 September

20437 Views

Personal Injury

Can we really? Plaintiff can recover the same damages from different defendants?

A plaintiff can bring separate actions against different defendants arising out of the same incident. This can occur whether or not the causes of acti

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26 August

21700 Views

Personal Injury

Passenger’s injury claim grounded: Jetstar boarding injury no accident

In May 2007 Bill Brannock was jetting off with a friend on a month's holiday from Brisbane to Adelaide. After being checked for boarding, the 84 yr ol

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27 August

12864 Views

Personal Injury

Lockhart crash damages shows urgent need to update domestic air passenger compensation

Yesterday's damages award* to the fiance of Sally Urquhart killed with 14 others when Transair Metroliner smashed into mountains on approach to Lockha

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22 September

6824 Views

Litigation & Law Practice

Unregulated airline pilot training a black hole safety risk for air passengers

Outsourced jet pilot training and endorsement has been flagged as a potential black hole in the aviation safety regulation system. All aviation organi

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13 October

10637 Views

Law practice

Worst plaintiff ever? Dramatist of his own disaster in demolition of mental disorder damages

After a five-day hearing in Mackay, the Supreme Court last month handed down judgment for the plaintiff in a liability admitted motor accident claim*Â

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13 October

27257 Views

Law practice

Court allows renewal of claim 13 years after injury: Plaintiff excused in "sorry saga" of "dilatory" solicitors

Solicitors who failed to lodge a WorkCover notice of claim for damages and apply to renew a claim until 11 years after a farm accident had injured the

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14 October

27400 Views

Law practice

NZ visitors cautioned over second class legal system: Kiwi embassy must alter misleading website

If you or your family are planning a trip to New Zealand, be warned that as you step off the aircraft after landing, you are entering a legal-liabilit

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29 October

10202 Views

Personal Injury

Hobbit laws apply but NZ removes misleading visitor website info

The NZ embassy in Canberra has now responded to demands about misleading and deceptive injury compensation statements on its website by agreeing that

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20 November

23100 Views

Personal Injury

Bitter failure for insurer: Allianz doctors crushed in mill worker’s $660,000 win

CTP insurer Allianz was last week defeated on all points in its Supreme Court denial of diminished working capacity for a 22-year-old sugar mill worke

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21 November

18107 Views

Personal Injury

‘Leisurely pace’ of litigation fails to sink tourist’s Whitsunday boat accident claim

The District Court in Brisbane was asked this month* to absolve a multitude of a statutory and procedural non-compliances relating to a personal injur

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23 November

5323 Views

Personal Injury

Fall down dusty stairs yields $500,000 for accident prone yacht fitter

Can occupiers escape liability for defective stairs if a plaintiff merely "loses their footing" ? How much loss of earning capacity applies to someo

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30 December

8481 Views

Personal Injury

Frosty medicals smash fortunate worker’s future salary loss funds

A Supreme Court damages ruling* this month well illustrates how the clock can be stopped on loss of future earnings calculations when residual dis

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30 December

16108 Views

Personal Injury

Probable improbables: Driller takes on liability share in fall down unsafe Newcrest mine shaft

A seriously injured mine-worker overcame "improbable" facts "that might have been so obscure that no conclusions could be drawn", to defeat the combin

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28 June

7448 Views

Personal Injury

Patron neglects vehicle ID window in fast food drive-thru bump

Neville Murray was about to order from a McDonald’s drive thru menu board, when his Nissan Maxima was bumped from behind, with enough force against

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29 June

8212 Views

Personal Injury

Qantas airport worker wins $225k, occupational physician ‘partisan’

A baggage handler who fell when he was attempting to reef a container out of a Boeing 767 aircraft at Cairns airport and fell backwards onto the loadi

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27 June

7288 Views

Personal Injury

‘Glow in the dark’ bowling lane action a slippery affair

A worker who slipped on the lacquered surface of a bowling lane during a work arranged tenpin play-off, has sustained a $261k injury as a result of he

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26 July

5776 Views

Personal Injury

Bonfire horror engulfs 5, damages bill may exceed $1 mil

The full financial consequences of youthful exuberance have begun to emerge for a Stanthorpe man whose carelessness seriously injured five party gues

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27 July

5207 Views

Personal Injury

Judge overruled on anti-jogger decision

A judges' decision to refuse personal injury compensation to a jogger who collided with an SUV in suburban Kallangur has been ruled by three appeal ju

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27 July

5253 Views

Personal Injury

Brisbane garden deathtrap, court awards $446k to widow

Indooroopilly homeowners who purchased a residence over two years before their landscaper fell through a rusted drainage grate have been held liable f

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