These blogs are designed to provide you insight and understanding across various areas of law with accessible information on a wide range of topics.
Whether you’re looking to understand the basics, review a case study or stay up to date with the latest news, you’ll find valuable insights here.
If you’ve worked in a noisy industry in NSW and you have hearing loss, you may be entitled to worker’s compensation through an industrial deafness claim. A successful industrial deafness claim can assist with the cost of hearing aids and also lump sum compensation.
Complaints or notifications against health professionals are not uncommon and can have serious implications for a practitioner’s registration as well as their current and future employment.
Australia’s legal framework is committed to ensuring the protection and fair treatment of workers in Australia, including the rights of workers under the age of 18.
Experiencing a work-related injury can be an overwhelming experience with physical, emotional, and legal concerns involved. A common decision faced by injured workers in Queensland is whether there is a benefit to seeing their own doctor or a doctor recommended by their employer.
Victims of sexual harassment who bring a claim for compensation and, during that process, are involved in the negotiation of a settlement, are in our experience often asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement. We look at your rights with NDAs.
In this article, we discuss disability discrimination, and the process involved in bringing a complaint about disability discrimination in Australia. We focus in particular on the federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
Injuries that occur in public spaces, whether at the shops, parks/playgrounds or sporting venues (just to name a few) can be life-changing. When someone else’s negligence causes you harm, you may be entitled to make a public liability claim to seek compensation for that harm.
It is common practice in Australia for a clause related to a probationary period to be included in your employment contract. In this blog, we explore entitlements and protections related to probation periods under the Fair Work Act, and other general rights and entitlements while on probation.
The Queensland government has made big moves when it comes to tackling domestic and family violence. From 26 May 2025, coercive control will be a criminal offence with serious penalties – including up to 14 years imprisonment for offenders.
In Queensland, injured workers have two options to pursue lump sum compensation; a statutory claim due to permanent impairment and common law damages if you believe your employer’s negligence contributed to your injury.
If you're a volunteer for NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW State Emergency Service, Marine Rescue NSW, Surf Life Saving NSW, or NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, you may be entitled to lodge a workers' compensation claim for injuries sustained while volunteering.
If you’re injured at work in Tasmania, you’re entitled to make a claim for a variety of worker’s compensation benefits. In addition to any entitlement to weekly payments (for lost wages) and medical expenses, you may also be entitled to lump sum compensation due to permanent impairment.
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