Simone Welsh

Consultant

Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Injury In Public Places

With over 20 years' in legal practice including two years as a solicitor at the TAC, Simone has extensive experience in the areas of WorkCover worker's compensation claims and TAC road accident compensation claims. A Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, Simone is a Consultant with RCT and visits both Geelong and Colac offices.

Outside of work, Simone enjoys running, skiing, reading and baking. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Contact Simone Welsh

Phone

03 5226 3600

geelong@rctlaw.com.au

2003 - Present Law Institute of Victoria Member
LIV Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
Victorian Women Lawyers Member
Geelong Law Association Member

Qualifications

2000 Bachelor of Laws
2000 Bachelor of Arts

Career History

2019 - Present Consultant, RCT
2009 - 2018 Senior Associate, Slater & Gordon
2007 - 2009 Solicitor, Transport Accident Commission
2006 - 2007 Lawyer, Coulter Roache
2004 - 2006 Lawyer, Hill Perkins & Co

LIV Accredited Specialist

Recent Articles By Simone

Ombudsman Publishes Damaging WorkCover Scheme Findings The Victorian Ombudsman has released a scathing report on the state of our WorkSafe scheme after finding evidence of “downright immoral and unethical” practices being used by worker’s compensation agents.

What you need to know about WorkCover entitlements How the WorkCover system works in paying your medical bills and weekly payments while you’re off work. Practical legal advice on time limits, surgery, and income replacement for injury workers.

Outstanding results in personal injury cases The Geelong region offices of Ryan Carlisle Thomas / Stringer Clark have recently achieved some significant victories for injured clients.

Redundancy: will an 'exit medical' affect my WorkCover claim? There is no legal obligation on a worker who accepts a redundancy or is otherwise terminated from employment to attend an exit medical. Our concern is that the results from an ‘exit medical’ may be used by the employer to thwart any WorkCover claim lodged by a worker after they have accepted their redundancy.

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Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury Law.