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Case notes on running a claim through the courts, from evidence to costs.
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Tiny fire stair height variation a ‘hidden trap’: Physio in $1.8 mil damages win
A misstep on stairs rarely results in compensation because it is a function of the person using them rather than of the stairs themselves.
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Claims notice delivered before injuries assessed enough to stop limitation clock
A Brisbane Lions development coach has won a major victory against WorkCover for all claimants over the delivery of noncomplying notices of claim for damages.
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Suncorp thwarted in highway head-on limitation extension road block
It took more than 3 years for Toni Birch to manifest serious anxiety and depression after witnessing a head-on highway collision, that by then prevented her from working.
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Pilot crashes in cloud after pressing on, sues for inadequate weather warnings
An experienced pilot whose helicopter crashed after being caught in cloud in the PNG highlands - contrary to the air rules under which the flight was being conducted - has sued his employer for his catastrophic injuries.
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Overnight motel stop leads to kid’s pool tragedy
The family’s overnight stay at the Gympie Motel in February 1998 was unscheduled.
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Wee hours tumble at roadhouse landmark
The BP Chinderah roadhouse is a welcome landmark for those driving South to the Tweed Coast as it signals they are approaching their destination and for those going further, it marks the start of the most picturesque part of the…
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Ambulance man drops stretcher; Island stroke victim wins $560k
Lamb Island - population 450 - in southern Moreton Bay is officially a “town” within the Redland City.
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Passenger sues for wrongful detention & excessive force in international airport bust up
Geoff Barker had “probably about 7 rums” in a Port Moresby bar before arrival at the airport to board the Air Niugini flight PX025 to Brisbane in November 2011.
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Neighbour woes and rows – Judge rules "Live and let live"
A retired Bribie Island couple was so incensed by the noise and disturbance from their neighbour, for four years they kept a daily record of the next door goings-on to prepare for filing a lawsuit against them.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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