29 May 2890 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
28 June 3430 Views Personal Injury 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 careles Continue reading
28 June 2693 Views Personal Injury 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 res Continue reading
29 June 3249 Views Personal Injury 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 impri Continue reading
30 June 3386 Views Personal Injury “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 Continue reading
29 July 2804 Views Personal Injury 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 sho Continue reading
30 July 2835 Views Personal Injury 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 - spec Continue reading
31 July 6394 Views Personal Injury 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 Continue reading
23 June 30344 Views Personal Injury International air travelers warned – ‘Book all air travel from home’ Recent overseas air crashes involving Australians are tragic reminders of the importance of booking every leg of an international journey - especially Continue reading
04 August 23535 Views Personal Injury Fitness training not sport: Trainers sweat $80k for broken ankle; escape crunch for disc prolapse Courts in Queensland and New South Wales have recently ruled on the liability of personal trainers for injuries sustained by their clients. Send Message