This depends on the extent of fault on the part of the service provider, the quality of your Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers’ investigation of the accident, the loss of income evidence assembled by your lawyer and the relationship between the injuries and your current symptoms.

If someone whose injury has had a significant effect on their quality of life (work, psychological, physical) is entitled to more substantial compensation than someone whose injury has had a minor impact on their lives.

As is the case in other situations, the right to claim damages for injury depends on the circumstances and the elements proved, including fault and causation.

The amount of compensation also is determined by the following:

• General damages (loss of enjoyment in life due to suffering);
• Out-of-pocket expenses (medical bills, rehabilitation costs);
• Any loss of income and superannuation contributions;
• Paid and unpaid recuperative assistance;
• Ruined holiday loss;
• Holiday disappointment;
• Potential medical or personal care costs that is likely to occur due to the injury; and
• The interest from the loss of earnings.

Yes, prompt notification to the police is essential.

You should also seek prompt medical treatment so a medical certificate can be obtained.

Claim notification must be done swiftly.

Contact our Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers as soon as possible after obtaining medical treatment for your injuries.

Who is at fault for your injury will be determined under the law of Australia.

The extent of your damages will depend on the circumstances prevailing in your home country, but again the law of Australia predominantly applies.

It will be necessary for our Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers to extensively liaise with overseas counterparts on many aspects of these types of claims.

Yes. We have foreign-language expertise among our personnel. In other cases, we recruit qualified interpreters and translators to ensure the thorough preparation of your claim.

Every situation is different. Our Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers need to consider the following carefully:

• how the accident occurred;
• who was potentially at fault;
• the extent to which the accident is related to your current symptoms; and many other things.

You should keep medical and employment records from before and after the accident. Also, keep all paperwork relating to expenses.

To assist your Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers with the investigation, it is important to try to do the following:

• Make notes of your recollection of all events relevant to the accident
• Record names and addresses of witnesses
• Take photos and video of the place where you were injured. “A picture tells a thousand words”. Sketches are also helpful
• Take photos and video of any product, equipment or object that injured you
• Take photos of your injuries
• Keep any defective product which caused an injury
• Keep details of your absences from work caused by the injury
• Make a list of visits to doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors etc, for treatment and follow-up visits
• Keep all invoices and receipts for medical, chemist etc. expenses
• Record details of assistance provided by friends and family members
• Collect contractual records
• Collect documents showing your loss of earnings and earning capacity, including wage slips, group certificates, income tax returns (for six years prior to the accident and each year after), references and resumes

Whether your claim is worthwhile depends on the seriousness of your injury and how that affects your employment and lifestyle.

Some claims are not worthwhile such as those for trivial injuries where there is no insurer or the party at fault does not demonstrate significant assets against which a judgment can be enforced.

If you are not sure if your compensation claim is worthwhile. Please contact our Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers.

We will help assess your needs and eligibility for our no-win no-fee service.

Carter Capner Law offers specially tailored services in connection with severe brain injury and spinal injury accidents for children and adults to help formulate comprehensive loss statements that include individualised damages components that make up multi-million dollar claims.

It is essential to always speak to our Visitors to Australia Injury Lawyers about your situation. Your financial position should not prevent you from seeking legal advice in regard to the injury you suffered that you are ‘not at fault’ for.

Medical bills and taking time off work or, even worse, potentially not being able to return to work can be costly. Carter Capner Law offers a ‘no win no fee’ service in many cases.

We service all of Australia in relation to travel and holiday injuries, including injuries occurring overseas.