The most a Queensland court can award for pain and suffering is $494,150 for an injury that happened in the 2026-27 financial year, or $478,102 in a WorkCover claim against an employer. That maximum is reserved for the most catastrophic injuries. In the court judgments below, general damages ranged from $5,920 for a minor neck … Read more
A slip and fall can happen anywhere: a spilled drink in a supermarket aisle, an uneven step, a wet car park, a runaway trolley. Some falls are minor. Others cause ankle fractures, ligament tears to the knee, and neck, back and spinal injuries that put you off work for weeks or months. If you have … Read more
If you are reading this, the crash has already happened. So this is not a page about hazard triangles and first aid. It is about the legal steps that decide whether you are compensated for your injuries in Queensland, and the ones people most often get wrong without realising it. Queensland runs a compulsory third … Read more