Queensland Personal Injury Judgments — 2021
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, occupation, plaintiff outcome, key legal issues, and more. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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| Case | Occupation category | Injury category | Claim type | Age at injury | Damages |
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Ackers v Cairns Regional Council
[2021] QSC 342 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff against the Council in the sum of $1,099,132.69. The court found Council breached its duty of care from 9 July 2015 (when risk of… |
Manager | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 45 | $1,099,133 |
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Bosk v Burgess & Anor
[2021] QSC 338 Damages assessment
Liability and several heads of damage were admitted. The court assessed the remaining quantum and gave judgment for the plaintiff against the second defendant (CTP insurer) in the… |
Student | Knee / lower leg, Left lower limb (below-knee amputation), Right lower limb (femur +6 | MAIA | 24 | $573,616 |
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Meechan v Savco Earthmoving Pty Ltd
[2021] QCA 264 Appeal
The Court of Appeal granted leave, allowed the appeal, and overturned the trial judge's dismissal of the claim, finding Savco's negligence in permitting an inexperienced operator to use… |
Labourer | Elbow, Right elbow, Right shoulder | WCRA Common Law | 23 | $103,742 |
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Holman v Brisbane Roar Football Club Pty Limited
[2021] QDC 300 Trial
The court found that Mr Holman, as the Assured and Covered Person under the group accident insurance policy, was entitled to the temporary total disablement benefit paid by… |
Professional | Ankle / foot, Left foot | Other | — | $369,433 |
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Kate Ann Sutton v Lauren Nicole Hunter
[2021] QSC 249 Damages assessment
Liability was admitted by the CTP insurer and only quantum was in issue. The court assessed the plaintiff's PTSD with an ISV of 13, rejected the plaintiff's forensic… |
Homemaker | Psychiatric, Soft tissue | MAIA | 43 | $314,345 |
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Giles v State of Queensland
[2021] QCA 206 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the firefighter's appeal against the trial judge's finding that the State had not breached its duty of care. No error was shown in… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 56 | $0 |
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