These summaries are based on the judgments published on the Supreme Court Library Queensland (SCLQ) website in 2022 concerning personal injury trials in the Supreme and District Courts of Queensland. The judgments are mostly unreported, meaning they were not selected for inclusion in authorised law report series like the Queensland Reports. Nonetheless, these decisions are … Read more
These summaries are based on judgments published on the Supreme Court Library Queensland (SCLQ) website in 2021 for trials involving personal injury claims in the Supreme Court of Queensland. The judgments summarised are predominantly unreported, meaning they have not been selected for inclusion in an authorised law report series such as the Queensland Reports. However, … Read more
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