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Case notes on the duties of solicitors and claims about legal work.
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Doctor shopping? Insurer caught out as injury assessment strategy struck down
Just how many medical examinations can an insurer require an injury claimant to endure?
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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.
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PI lawyers do battle: witness box polish vs imperfection & apprehension
Did a Friday afternoon phone discussion between two injury lawyers before a Monday trial to canvass a potential settlement - with one already at home with his two young children - conclude a compromise of the action?
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Does death become her? Solicitor wins on two week will delay
How urgently should a solicitor treat instructions for a new will from a frail but healthy and alert 94-yr-old, living independently with the assistance of a carer?
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Just how ‘loyal’ must solicitors be? Appeal court decides
After a solicitor’s role in a transaction has come to an end, “there is no continuing equitable or contractual duty of loyalty by the solicitor to a former client”, they held. To so act was not “a conflict of interest”.
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What’s the beef with Queensland’s judges?
Ministers speak as part of executive and should not be mistaken for speaking for parliament itself. While parliament may be "supreme", the executive is not.
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Worker absolved of sins of delay, lives to fight another day
A seriously injured truck driver "of limited education" has won the right to pursue motor accident compensation damages after a last gasp limitation extension hearing to rectify his lawyers' jurisdiction selection decision.
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Paint tinter’s limitation loss shines light on rights information censorship
The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker's limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that applies in Queensland to lawyer statements about personal injury claims, can…
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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