lawyer compensation

• Litigation & law practice

  ‘Leisurely pace’ of litigation fails to sink tourist’s Whitsunday boat accident claim

  The District Court in Brisbane was asked this month* to absolve a multitude of a statutory and procedural non-compliances relating to a personal injury claim for a U.K.

  21 November 2010
• Litigation & law practice

  Can we really? Plaintiff can recover the same damages from different defendants?

  A plaintiff can bring separate actions against different defendants arising out of the same incident. This can occur whether or not the causes of action are different. But how are damages assessed in each case?

  24 September 2010
• Litigation & law practice

  Burnouts not Dangerous recreational activity: crash risk not obvious: Plaintiff recovers $80k

  The Civil Liability Act contains complex concepts of "obvious risk", "inherent risk" and "dangerous recreational activity". Nearly 8 years on, there remains a paucity of judicial guidance.

  1 September 2010District Court of Queensland
• Litigation & law practice

  No witnesses, No recollection & intoxicated: Ambulance records only evidence of causation: Plaintiff wins $200,000 for fall into drain

  In an encouraging case for plaintiffs, the New South Wales Court of Appeal * has recently shown that even an absence of recollection, eye-witnesses and sobriety may still lead to substantial damages.

  30 August 2010New South Wales Court of Appeal
• Litigation & law practice

  Passenger’s injury claim grounded: Jetstar boarding injury no accident

  In May 2007 Bill Brannock was jetting off with a friend on a month's holiday from Brisbane to Adelaide.

  26 August 2010
• Litigation & law practice

  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.

  4 August 2010
• Legal profession

  ‘U r served’: Court orders damages claim to be notified by Txt

  A Queensland court ordered this morning that a defendant be served with a compensation claim by way of SMS message to his mobile phone.

  3 August 2010
• Legal profession

  WorkCover changes part of creeping eradication of individual rights

  From 1 July, a compensation regime which imposes Civil Liability Laws on Queensland workers comes into effect. At the same time, the Civil Liability Law itself will be tightened.

  30 June 2010

Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.