Whiplash Injuries Awarded $1.3 Million in Car Accident Claim

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Mr Martin, sustained whiplash injuries to his neck and back in a rear end car accident on the Peak Downs Highway, near Claremont in July 2011. He brought a motor accident claim for damages, seeking compensation for his accident injuries.

Rear end collision causes whiplash injuries

The car accident occurred when Mr Martin’s Landrover was hit from behind at speed by a following motor vehicle, shunting the Landrover into the car in front. Mr Martin sustained significant jarring of his body upon impact, suffering whiplash injuries. That Mr Martin had suffered whiplash injuries in the accident was not in dispute. However, the extent of his injuries, and their impact on his pre-injury lifestyle and employment was very much in dispute.

Mr Martin’s case went to trial before Justice McMeekin in the Supreme Court, John Alfred Martin v Andrews & AAI Ltd [2016] QSC 20. The CTP insurer of the car that rear-ended Martin’s vehicle, AAI Ltd (Suncorp Insurance), admitted liability for the accident. The only issue in dispute at trial was how much Mr Martin should receive in injury compensation.Continue reading

Slip & Fall at Bowling Alley Gives $157K Damages

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I was recently having a game of bowls at a popular ten pin bowling establishment with my young nieces when I inadvertently stepped over the fowl line onto the very slippery alley surface, slipping & falling to the amusement of my competitors! And to add insult to injury, I managed to hit nothing at all!

Fortunately, although a bit sore, I didn’t suffer any serious injuries, but had I done so, then the bowling alley would have been liable for my injuries & any loss and damage I sustained as a result.

Slip & Fall the result of Negligence & Bowling Alley Liable to Pay Injury Compensation

This is because the bowling alley was negligent, and placed me at risk of injury. Why is this ? Firstly, the bowling alley had no clear marking of the fowl line indicating where the slippery alley surface began. There was also no signage warning of the danger whatsoever. There was no warning not to step over the fowl line as it was excessively slippery and could cause injury and neither was there any verbal warning of this when purchasing our game of bowls. The lighting in the area was also very poor, making the delineation between the fowl line and the slippery alley difficult to see. And as an  amateur at the sport of ten pin bowling, I was clearly unaware of the dangers as well as susceptible to crossing the line in my amateurish attempts to bowl a strike and required this warning.Continue reading

Qld Work Injury Claims & the 5% Threshold

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Good News for those Injured at Work During 15 October 2013 & 30 January 2015

If you’ve been injured at work during the period 15 October 2013 and 30 January 2015, then your work injury claim is subject to the 5% threshold. What this means is that you cannot bring a Common Law claim for your work injury unless you achieve a degree of permanent impairment(DPI) for your injury of over 5%.

No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers Explain the Degree of Permanent Impairment (DPI)

What is a degree of permanent impairment or DPI ? Taking your body as 100% functioning, permanent impairment is basically the impairment or loss of function suffered because of an injury. So for example, doctors may assess you as suffering a 7% loss of bodily function because of your work injury – then your DPI is 7%.

How doctors assess permanent impairment of functioning caused by an injury is based on a special guide used to assess DPI for work injuries in Queensland, namely, GEPI (Guide to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment).  And GEPI is primarily based on the international guide for assessing permanent impairment of functioning caused by injury, the AMA Guides.Continue reading

Trip & Falls on Footpaths

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Brisbane and Gold Coast Personal Injury Lawyers explain trip & fall personal injury claims where occurring on footpaths. No Win No Fee Lawyers, servicing Brisbane, Gold Coast & all Qld.

We commonly receive claim enquiries involving injuries from trip & falls on footpaths. These claims are usually against the local Council that has responsibility for and control over these areas of public land.

Because of the vast areas of public land Councils are responsible for, Courts are normally hesitant to find against these bodies in such claims. The issue being that Council’s cannot possibly be aware of every crack in a footpath or protruding tree root, in the large areas they oversee. Courts also consider that people should take care for their own safety when walking in public areas. And typically, local Council’s strenuously defend such claims, on these very grounds.

No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers Explain Trip and Fall Claims Against Local Councils

The vast majority of falls on footpaths are due to uneven paving, protruding tree roots, or hidden indentations in the ground. To be successful in a claim arising from such events, it’s necessary to show the local Council was made aware of the danger prior to your trip & fall because of complaints made to it, or it had undertaken work in the area and  therefore ought to have been aware of the hazard. For example, where the Council has undertaken maintenance of a footpath or nature strip and has failed to remove a protruding tree root, or where the Council removes a tree and doesn’t properly fill in the resultant hole.Continue reading

Choosing the Best No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers for Your Claim

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When you’ve been injured in an accident or in some other manner, due to the fault of another, you will want to ensure you have the best personal injury lawyers on your case.  But for most people, they believe they can’t afford the best lawyers because they just don’t have the financial means to meet the legal fees involved.  However, this is not an issue when you engage personal injury lawyers who provide a no win no fee service.

What Is a “No Win No Fee Legal Service”?

A no win no fee legal service, or no win no pay service as it is also known, is where a law firm runs a legal action on behalf of a client, and does not charge the client until the end of the action, and only if the legal action is successful.  If the legal action is not successful, then the law firm does not get paid.Continue reading

Car Accident Lawyers Explain Accidents Involving Livestock on Highway

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If you Hit Livestock on a Qld Road the Law says you Can’t Claim Injury Compensation

In Queensland there’s a rule established by the decision in Searle v Wallbank, that if you hit, or swerve to avoid a cow, horse, pig or any other type of livestock, straying onto the roadway from a nearby farm, the owner of the animal is not liable for any injury compensation or property damage arising from the motor vehicle accident.

Searle v Wallbank is an old English Court of Appeal decision. It has in more recent times been abolished in the United Kingdom and most Australian States but not in Queensland. What the rule says is that owners and occupiers of land adjoining highways are not obligated to fence or maintain fences, hedges, gates etc. to keep their livestock from straying onto nearby highways and nor do they hold a duty to take reasonable care to prevent their animals from straying onto nearby highways, unless the animal is known to be dangerous.Continue reading

Unusual Queensland Road Rules

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Car Accident Lawyers Gold Coast and Brisbane Tell of Unusual Road Rules in Qld. No Win No Fee Lawyers servicing Qld with offices in Brisbane and Gold Coast.

There are some very unusual Road Rules in Queensland

In Queensland, there are still subsisting today, some very antiquated Road Rules that were relevant in the time of horse and carts but are no longer of any relevance in the modern world of motoring today.

For instance, did you know that the taxi cab you got home from a night out should have had a bale of hay in its boot ? Well, according to Queensland Road Rules it should have. This is an old Road Rule from days of yore when you needed to have that extra bale of hay at the ready to feed the horse pulling your cart! It is the equivalent to having an extra can of petrol in the boot of your car.

Riding animals on the roadway was obviously a common event in days gone by. One of the Road Rules from this bygone era still prevails today and says that if you ride your dog, pig, cow or horse on the road, then it can be considered that you’re in operation of a vehicle.

So, if you’re partying with your mates, and you decide to ride your pet dog or pig down the street drunk, you can actually be charged with drink driving !Continue reading

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Can I Bring My Personal Injury Claim When It’s Out of Time

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In Queensland, a Civil action involving a claim for personal injury damages or compensation, must be brought within 3 years of the breach of duty, causing the injury to occur.  For example, say you’re injured in a car accident on 30 September 2017, caused by the fault of another.  In such case, you must bring your motor accident injury claim on or before 30 September 2020. If you don’t do this, then your claim will be statute barred. In other words, you will lose your right to claim any compensation for your motor accident injury.

You Have 3 Years To Bring Your Personal Injury Claim in Queensland

The same thing will apply to a claim for work injury, a case of medical negligence, and any other personal injury claim arising in Queensland.  This 3 year period in which to bring your claim is called the limitation period. Limitation periods are governed by the Limitation of Actions Act 1974.  Although limitation periods are strictly applied, there is still an avenue for extending the limitation period in certain limited circumstances.Continue reading

Choosing the Best Personal Injury Lawyers for your Personal Injury Claim

How to decide on the best personal injury lawyers for your personal injury claim. No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers Brisbane & Gold Coast, explain what to look for. PI Lawyers offering services to all of Qld. No win no fee lawyers with no upfront costs & offering the community free legal advice 24/7

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When you’re injured through the fault of another, then you want to be certain you’re getting the best personal injury lawyers for your personal injury claim. Afterall, your injury compensation will need to last you into the future to meet ongoing medical expenses, the cost of engaging care and assistance, and to compensate when your capacity to earn income has reduced because of your injuries.

How Do You Decide the Best Personal Injury Lawyers for Your Case?

So, how do you decide who the best personal injury lawyer is to run your personal injury claim? The first thing you need to look at is experience. Like anything, practice makes perfect. Personal Injury Lawyers with long experience specialising in personal injury claims is one of the most important factors you need to consider when engaging a personal injury lawyer. Continue reading