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're navigating the workers' compensation system in Queensland, you may receive notice to attend an Independent Medical Examination (IME). Understanding what this means for you and your rights as an injured worker is crucial for managing your claim effectively.
If you have suffered personal injury and loss due to the negligence of another person or entity, you may have entitlement to sue for common law damages, to recover compensation for the injuries sustained.
Occupations which require employees to work in hot or humid environments can cause serious health risks. Heat related illness should be taken seriously by employers as workers who suffer health related illnesses may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits as a result of the injury.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In February 2025, Hall Payne secured a significant win in the Supreme Court of Tasmania, when the Court handed down a decision clarifying what the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal must consider when determining whether an employer has a “reasonably arguable case” to dispute a worker’s compensation claim.
When a medical professional misdiagnoses a condition or illness, it can have serious repercussions on the patient’s health and well-being, and could pave the way for a medical negligence claim.
When you get injured at work in NSW, you will be required to attend an IME from time to time for both the insurer and/or your legal representative of your worker’s compensation claim.
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