Compensation Insurance Law

I’ve received a letter from an insurance company seeking to recover money from me because someone was injured in a motor vehicle accident. What do I do?

Your heart drops. You’ve received a letter from an insurance company or their lawyers seeking to recover money from you, and you don’t know what to do or how to feel. In our experience, it is not unusual for clients to be beside themselves and have many loaded questions, particularly if the motor accident happened a long time ago. If you’re in this situation and you’re reading this article, the first step is to simply breathe and compose yourself. The next step is to read the contents of this article below and call our firm to discuss the legal aspects of your...

Workcover Claims Against Uninsured Employers

What are an Employer’s Responsibilities in Queensland with respect to health and safety?   Generally, in Queensland, employers and business owners have a legal responsibility known as the primary duty of care in the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. To meet your duty of care, you must: provide a safe work environment; ensure safe use, handling and storage of machinery, structures and substances; make sure your facilities are well-maintained and at an acceptable standard; give your workers any information, training, instruction or supervision needed for safety; keep an eye on the health of workers and conditions at your place of work; ...

Medical Negligence and Vicarious Liability: Holding the State of Queensland Accountable

Masson v State of Queensland [2019] QCA 80 Losing a loved family member or friend or seeing them in a seriously disabled condition is devastating and can have long term psychological and financial repercussions. In cases where a person has died or suffered unnecessarily as a result of another person’s negligence, there is a possibility that significant compensation may flow from that event. Of course, money cannot take away the pain but it can help ease the financial and other burdens which can ruin the lives of surviving family members and friends. In some cases, there might be a perceived need to ensure...

Woman Sues Over Courtesy Bus Fall

A woman is suing for $140,000 in personal injury damages after one of her high heels got caught on the edge of the step of a Gold Coast football club’s courtesy bus.

Fiona Purchase, 53, filed the claim against the Southport Australian Rules Football Club Pty Ltd in the Supreme Court in Brisbane last week.