Compensation Law - Articles
Use of Sledgehammer Leads to Large Damages Payout
Our client was a rigger who had spent his adult working life doing heavy physical work. As one would expect working in this industry, he suffered the occasional injury. Fortunately after having a short period off work fo...
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When is A Pet Owner Liable?
For many Australians, life is unimaginable without their pet. In fact Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world with dogs and cats among the most popular animals. Pets are dependable companions...
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insurance Company's Attempt to Escape Liability Under income Protection Policy Defeated
Our client was a young married man with a family. He worked in the electrical industry operating his own business. Appreciating the need to make sure he had proper financial cover should he ever suffer an injury or an il...
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Medical Negligence Claims in NSW
Ordinarily, a claim for damages for personal injuries sustained due to the medical treatment you received in NSW will be governed by the Civil Liability Act.
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Why Some Work injury Damages Negligence Claims Take Time to Develop
Here in New South Wales, bringing a claim for negligence against your employer is no easy matter. Unfortunately state governments have over time changed the rules for being allowed to bring a negligence claim. The basic ...
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Mesothelioma Victim Wins Substantial Damages
Our client is a retired builder’s labourer who came to Australia in the 1970s. On arrival, he secured employment in the building industry where he spent the next fifteen years working on the construction of kitchens and bathrooms in high rise residential buildings.
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Senior Citizen's Visit to Shopping Centre Ends in Broken Hip & Torn Shoulder
Our 90 year old client enjoyed outings with her son and daughter. A fiercely independent lady, she was able to maintain her own home and care for herself. An outing to the local shopping centre ended in “disaster” when o...
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Uncaring Boss' Actions Lead to Large Work injury Damages Payout to injured Worker
Our client was a concreter by occupation with very limited education. He had spent his entire working life doing heavy manual work. He and fellow employees had been assisting in the breaking up of concrete slabs in order...
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TPD Claim Successful When Employer Placed in Liquidation
Our client, Mr W, was employed as a pipe layer and supervisor. Doing this employment, he sustained a serious injury to his back when he was required to move an oxygen gas bottle at work weighing more than 86kgs. The inju...
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Stable Hand injured Whilst Riding "Dodgy" Quad Bike
Our client was a young female stable hand working at a riding school. She loved horses. Her days were long and involved a lot of heavy work including the cleaning out of the stables, exercising and grooming the horses. O...
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Dust Compensation Payout Achieved for Retired Roof Labourer
Recently, Ivan Simic, Partner and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury and an expert in dust asbestos exposure, secured a sizeable pay-out for a retired roofer who had contracted pleural plaques, pleural fibrosis and asbestos related pleural disease from his time working with asbestos sheeting in the roofing industry.
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KiwI Scaffolder Compensated for Unsafe System of Work
Our client was a Kiwi scaffolder/labourer. He was used to hard work and had a very high tolerance to pain. Working for a labour hire company, he had been sent by the company to work on a high rise building where a substa...
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