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limitation of actions; s31(1)
Case notes tagged “limitation of actions; s31(1)”.
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- Litigation & law practice
Court blasts limitation hold-out against faithful employee “who got on with life”
The 60-year-old carpenter had done manual labour all his working life. The last nine years - until March 2015 - were with the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
- Litigation & law practice
WorkCover Claim: Wrist injury onset 18 years after fall, time bar a problem
A millworker injured at a plant operated by the Mackay Sugar co-operative has sued the organisation for an injury sustained in September 1994 for which no witnesses or incident report could be located to verify the fact that the…
- Litigation & law practice
BHP slammed on miner’s injury limitation block
BHP slammed for a questionable limitation strategy to try to prevent a graduate mine engineer exercising compensation rights after a serious injury in a Queensland coal mine.
- Litigation & law practice
Limitation bar set high…and plaintiffs must carry defendants’ baggage with them
The Court of Appeal reminded plaintiffs on Friday* that the bar to be cleared for an extension of time beyond a limitation period is high and that in each attempt, they bear an additional degree of difficulty by being required to…
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