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
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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
Medicinal Cannabis Considered A Reasonable Medical Treatment For WorkCover Client
Of late, a number of our clients have been recommended medicinal cannabis for treatment of chronic pain and/or depression arising from a workplace injury.
5 tips on what to do when you suffer a personal injury
When you suffer an injury, the immediate focus will of course be on making sure you are ok. However, if your injury has been suffered
What’s involved in making a Common Law injury claim?
In this blog, I explain what steps are involved should you wish to proceed with a Common Law claim for serious injury, in addition to
Redundancy: Will an ‘exit medical’ affect my WorkCover claim?
You might be facing redundancy and have been asked to sit an “exit medical” by your employer. Do you have to comply? And if you
If my employer asks for a medical assessment, what are my rights as the employee?
According to media reports, injured workers are increasingly being forced to undergo irrational medical examinations. Sometimes their employers even attending medical appointments with them. So,
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