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QCA awards 42 year old care worker $480k for ankle, hip and back injuries

An aged care worker who slipped while showering a patient has been awarded $480k for ankle, hip and back injuries. Read more.
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Criminal conduct and claims for personal injuries

Brown v Logan City Council [2019] QSC 46 If a person commits a crime, can they still claim damages for personal injuries arising out of ...
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Late reporting of injury and other problems on quantum

Ms Marie Evans was injured in a car accident in September 2015, and the insurer for the vehicle at fault admitted liability. Read the case ...
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Court restrains Plaintiff from communicating with legally represented Insurer

Case note: Day v Woolworths Ltd & Ors [2018] QSC 82 Two Defendants have been successful in obtaining an interlocutory injunction from the Supreme Court of Queensland ...
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Offers, Costs and Rehabilitation in CTP Claims

If a CTP insurer pays rehabilitation in a CTP claim, the insurer's Mandatory Final Offer is not to be increased for the value of those ...
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What is a trip hazard?

Case note: The Thistle Company of Australia Pty Ltd v Bretz & Anor [2018] QCA 6 A service station owner has been unsuccessful in its appeal of ...