The law and the courts
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Case notes on running a claim through the courts, from evidence to costs.
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- Litigation & law practice
No medical visit till two years later: Nurse awarded $481k
A hard-working aged care nurse who failed to mention her work injury - on any of her many post-accident visits - until two years after the event, has been awarded nearly $500k for its consequences.
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Coal mine classifies personnel as sub-contractors to crush labour-hire injury
A central Queensland colliery has argued that underground miners employed by a third party in its mineshafts were – to avoid injury liability - specialist subcontractors rather than labour hire employees under its direction and…
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Insurer demolition of specialists rejected; assessments ‘substantially’ AMA 5 compliant
A week after the July 2015 motor accident in Padstow Road, Eight Mile Plains, Jay Thuong saw his GP for treatment of the gradual onset of neck and shoulder pain.
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Airlines’ overseas agreements ruled illegal for their effect on Australian competition
Air New Zealand and Garuda Indonesia have both been fined for their role in a price-fixing cartel for air cargo shipments in Australia.
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“Slight shudder” roundabout crash yields $540k for driver
A bus driver who "exaggerated" the force of a traffic accident and the extent of her injuries has been awarded substantial damages by a Brisbane court.
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Feisty street evangelists score damages from police over wrongful arrests
Soapbox preachers “moved on” by police from a street corner in Nambour in September 2013 have claimed $120k for wrongful arrest and unlawful imprisonment.
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Hotel to blame for lax wet weather safety measures
Can a person whose unsafe premises causes an injury, be held responsible for the consequences of a further accident sustained by their victim as a result of the resulting unsteadiness on his or her feet?
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Appeal court slams compo biker’s medical expert “ambush”
An alleged affiliate of notorious Brisbane motorcycle gang members must do battle for a second time to gain compensation from the driver whose careless U-turn in May 2011 on Wynnum Road in East Brisbane, is responsible for his…
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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 Queensland.
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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 claims the turning vehicle drove across their path without warning, making a collision unavoidable.
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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 injury.
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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 Townsville high-set.
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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