Personal Injury

Proposed changes to the NSW Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance Scheme will be detrimental to accident victims and their ability to claim compensation. The new scheme, if implemented will strictly limit common law claims to severely injured individuals and will limit claimant’s assess to legal representation. In March 2016, the NSW Government released a position…

If you are injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) in NSW you are able to make a claim for compensatory damages under the Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW). However, the precise nature of what can be claimed varies with each claimant. WHAT CAN YOU CLAIM FOR? Non-Economic Loss Otherwise known as loss for…

Lump sum compensation is one of the entitlements that injured employees can claim under the different workers’ compensation schemes in Australia. It is compensation for a work-related injury suffered by an employee, which has led to a permanent loss of function or movement. This permanent impairment can be physical as well as psychological. In order…

National law firm Go To Court Lawyers today announced its expansion into the personal injury practice area. Following strong growth in 2016, the firm seeks to implement its successful service delivery model to Australians who have suffered personal injury. “It just made sense,” said Go To Court Lawyers Partner Michelle Makela. “There are Australians out…

The tort of negligence in Victoria is regulated by both the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) and case law (also referred to as common law). Simply put, negligence is defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care and skill. A person can be negligent in the way they do something, or in failing to do something.…

The tort of negligence in Queensland was established by case law (also known as common law) but is now also governed by the Civil Liability Act 2003. What is negligence? Put simply, negligence occurs when a person (the actor) is reckless or careless, or acts without the degree of skill usually expected of someone in…

Negligence in New South Wales was originally developed by Australian common law (also known as case law). Claims of negligence in NSW are now governed under the Civil Liability Act 2002. What is negligence in New South Wales? Negligence in NSW is defined in the Act as arising when a person does not exercise what…