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If you suffer an injury at work you should be entitled to WorkCover to ensure that your wages and medical expenses are met if your injuries force you to stop working. WorkCover Queensland and certain self-insurers exist to meet your wages and medical and rehabilitation expenses. If you do suffer an injury at work the […]

When you speak with a personal injury lawyer or read the Costs Agreement your lawyer gives you there may be mention of the 50/50 rule. It is important that you fully understand the 50/50 rule and how it can impact your claim and what money you will receive in the hand when your claim settles. […]

One of the main complaints of people engaged in personal injury compensation claims is the length of time the claim takes to finalise. There is no set time that a personal injury compensation claim should take to settle but you would expect that a settlement should be achieved within 12 to 18 months of the […]

When your compensation claim settles the insurer will require you to sign a Release. This can also be called a Discharge. It will be an implied or expressed term of any settlement that you sign the Release. Some insurers have a short Release and other insurers have very long Releases full of legal terms and […]

In Queensland, the legal profession, or lawyers, consist of two main groups being solicitors and Barristers. Your Claim Lawyers is a firm of solicitors with decades of experience in all Queensland personal injury claims. Our personal injury lawyers act in motor vehicle, WorkCover, public liability, medical negligence and many other types of claims. Barristers are […]

There is nothing worse than walking down the road to be confronted by a snarling, drooling barking dog. Wait, there is something worse. The dog bites you. If you are bitten by a dog this can lead to a serious injury particularly if the wound becomes infected. For that reason, you should seek urgent advice […]

In society, we all owe each other a duty of care. A duty of care is defined as a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others. When considering personal injury compensation claims in Queensland the main relationships that involve a duty of care are: – The employer to an employee. […]

When your WorkCover claim comes to an end you are entitled to receive from WorkCover a document called a Notice of Assessment. Before a Notice of Assessment issues, WorkCover will arrange for you to attend a Doctor or the Medical Assessment Tribunal to obtain a report confirming your injuries are stable and stationary and allocating […]

In Queensland insurers only need to contribute to your legal costs and outlays in certain circumstances. In WorkCover claims it is a very rare case where WorkCover will contribute to your legal costs and outlays. This may occur if you have a very serious injury but even then the amount WorkCover will contribute is very […]

If you are injured in a car accident you can bring accident claims for your personal injuries under the Motor Accident Insurance Act. The claim is against the Compulsory Third Party Insurer of the at-fault vehicle. As part of your claim, the insurer is required to pay for “reasonable and appropriate” rehabilitation. What rehabilitation is […]