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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Electrician escapes blame on $820k house inferno; meter, not wiring the cause
Justin and Melissa Anderson peacefully rang in this New Year at Barrington Tops relishing the isolation and absence of phone contact.
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Candyman nanny left with sour taste over claim $$
Gold Coast’s “Candyman” - the millionaire host to bevies of busty beauties at his luxury waterfront party pad - has notched up a win over his former nanny for implying on national television he was an unfit parent.
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‘One day wrongfully in jail is one day too many’: $2.3 mil for 6 years locked away
Detective Thomas’ intense animosity towards Rosanne Beckett dated from 1983 when her Taree delicatessen erupted in flames.
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Boat thrill rider sprayed on disc thump
The Paradise Point outing in April 2010 was intended to give all staff who rolled up the thrill of an authentic jet boat ride on the Southport Broadwater, 14 passengers at a time.
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Council worker crushed on $630k crack at never-before-seen machinery failure
The tipper was one of many belonging to the Gold Coast City Council vast fleet fitted with a hydraulic tray and a cab-controlled tailgate that swung on a horizontal axis to allow a load to be discharged underneath.
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Stonewalling earthmover must make tracks to shift mountain of evidence
A three-month stint of fast-paced repetitive copying, collating, hole-punching and binding of thousands of papers to compile training manuals for customers’ employees resulted in a chronic shoulder condition for the junior office…
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Disc degeneration proved trauma-induced but selfie-inflicted damage sinks eco loss claim
A Rockhampton compensation claimant has convinced a court his degenerative disc condition – commonly thought to be age-related – was as a direct result of a multi-vehicle collision on the Bruce Highway near Calliope in which he…
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No helmet, no problem in $2.2 mil skateboard brain injury compensation award
How much responsibility should be allocated to a 12-yr-old boy who fell from his skateboard while hitching a ride behind a car?
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Insurer hits back at $390k home upkeep damages for neighbour’s pathway fall
In steady rain and fading light Sue-Anne Sanig farewelled her 90-yr-old neighbour to descend – umbrella in hand – a garden path and trudge 500m along the road below to her front door.
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Employer’s limitation prejudice ruled relevant to only part of claim
Retail giant Coles has failed in an appeal bid to overrule an extension that allows a worker’s injury compensation claim dating from 2005, to proceed to trial.
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Is quad biking a ‘dangerous recreational activity’?
A child’s tragic quad bike accident has resulted in an authoritative and concise description of the complex interface between statutory guarantees, waivers and liability immunities associated with potentially dangerous…
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PTSD and depression: psychiatric injuries of the mind or organic in origin?
In some cases, not only can a person’s mind be adversely affected by distress and other emotional reactions in relation to a calamity but alterations to neurotransmitter chemicals and pathways, ie organic changes, can also result.
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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