What is Whiplash, and What Are Your Rights of Compensation?
Whiplash is a painful neck and back injury caused by sudden jolts that frequently occur during motor vehicle accidents. The symptoms of a whiplash injury
Compensation.
St. Patrick’s College Ballarat 1972 – 1973 – A Call For Witnesses
Ryan Carlisle Thomas is working on behalf of a plaintiff in an institutional abuse civil proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He alleges he
Abuse in Religious Institutions
Our abuse law team can assist survivors with claims involving abuse in religious institutions or by people connected with those institutions, and has done so
Claiming For Gratuitous Or Unpaid Care In Personal Injury Claims
In addition to more well-known types of compensation in negligent personal injury claims, you may also be able to claim compensation for unpaid care assistance
Total Permanent Disability Insurance: An Explainer from Ryan Carlisle Thomas
Suffering an injury or illness that stops you from working in your regular job or any role you are educated for or have experience in
Worried about your job? It’s time to rethink that injury claim
Injured but scared of losing your job? You really should lodge a WorkCover claim quickly. Making the claim before losing your job means you get
Not all WorkCover lump sum payments are the same
Impairment versus Common Law claims If you are an injured worker lodging a compensation claim for a work-related injury, you need to understand that there
How do WorkCover top up payments work?
If you are injured and your WorkCover claim is accepted, you are generally entitled to receive weekly payments for a maximum of 130 weeks. In
RCT again recommended by Doyles Guide
We are delighted to again be recognised in the prestigious 2020 edition of Doyle’s Guide to law firms. Doyle’s Guide is an independent organisation that
Aggravations of Pre-existing injuries and WorkCover
Are you entitled to receive WorkCover support if you have aggravated a pre-existing injury at work? The short answer is “yes”. This blog explains how best
What happens to your job while you’re on WorkCover?
The question of what happens to your job when you’re on WorkCover is a common one. It is complex as it involves not only WorkCover
Dark tales continue to emerge from Geelong Grammar
Geelong Grammar School, once renowned for its exceptional teaching staff and prestigious alumni, has in the past few years grappled with the less flattering association
8 considerations for determining the success of a TAC compensation claim
What personal factors impact TAC compensation claims? 1. Age As a general rule, the older you are, the less you’ll get. For example, in a
WorkCover and employment rights after 52 weeks of payments
A common question that clients receiving weekly payments of compensation for a WorkCover injury ask is “What happens to my employment after I have been
WorkCover, TAC and Centrelink
Unfortunately for some of our clients, and injured people in general, by the time they receive a lump sum settlement in their claim, they have
Why do lawyers want my medical records?
Anyone who has been injured and is seeking compensation should be asked by their lawyer to sign authorities enabling the lawyer to obtain full copies
TAC payouts for mental injury restricted by tight tests
Harsh amendments to the Transport Accident scheme introduced by the Napthine Liberal Government are still in force, even though condemned at the time by the
House and contents insurance may also cover public liability claims outside the home
In Public Liability claims, it often appears on investigation that the wrongdoer is penniless and the injured client has to be told that it is
Litigation has failed the victims of institutional abuse
It’s time the Government set up a compensation fund. On 16 November 2009, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Forgotten Australians and to the
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