The general principle of damages is that a plaintiff who has been injured by the negligence of a defendant should be awarded such sum of money as will (as nearly as possible) put them in the same position as if they had not been injured. A damages claim is not a free-ride, or a ticket … 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