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Refunding Centrelink after a personal injury compensation settlement
When someone is successful with their personal injury claim and receives compensation, there are certain amounts that may need to be taken out of the settlement or paid back by the claimant. Examples of this include NDIS payments, Medicare payments, and income protection insurance and private health insurance payments.
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Finalising your personal injury claim once settlement is agreed
When parties involved in a personal injury claim finally reach an agreement to settle, it can be a big relief for the injured person. However, although a bulk of the “heavy lifting” is over, there are still a few processes that need to be completed until the settlement funds can be paid to the claimant.
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Benefits of Mental Health First Aiders in a personal injury law firm
In 2021, our team members, Luke Ingham-Myers and Ashleigh Shea undertook training with Mental First Aid Australia to become accredited Mental Health First Aiders. Learn more about how this helps us deliver our services to clients going through some of the most difficult periods of their lives.
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Worker’s compensation lump sum payments for permanent impairment Queensland
If a worker is injured at work in Queensland and suffers a permanent impairment, they may be entitled to lump sum compensation under the Queensland worker’s compensation scheme.
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How do worker's compensation weekly payments work in Queensland?
If you are injured at work in Queensland and unable to work, or unable to work in the same capacity as prior to the injury, you may be entitled to worker’s compensation weekly payments.
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When family law intersects with a deceased estate – case review
There are several important considerations relevant to the administration of a deceased estate after someone dies. One of those is how other areas of law may intersect with estate law, creating some complexities when administering the estate.
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Comcare worker’s compensation win after appealing rejected claim
On 17 January 2024, the Administration Appeals Tribunal reversed Comcare’s decision to reject a worker’s ‘arm, wrist, hand’ injury. The AAT declare that the Applicant, Ms Jaudzems’ injury was caused by her work duties when she was working with the Bureau of Statistics.
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Rejected TPD Claims – why claims are rejected and how you can appeal
If your TPD claim is rejected, this can be stressful and frustrating, but it does not necessarily mean that you cannot receive compensation for loss suffered due to your injury or illness. There are options to appeal a decision to deny your claim.
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Compensation options for gig economy delivery workers injured on the road
The pressure on gig economy workers to continuously deliver faster leads to this particular cohort of workers to take more risks on the road, with the inevitable result being a spike in injuries to delivery workers from motor vehicle accidents.
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Do I sue the school or the teacher for child abuse at school?
When an abuse survivor contacts us about the possibility of recovering compensation due to sexual, physical and/or psychological abuse at school, they often think they’ll be suing the individual teacher or staff member who abused them. In fact, historical abuse survivors will actually sue the school and not the teacher or staff member personally.
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Review of Succession Act Queensland – proposed changes to intestacy rules
In September 2023, the Queensland government released a public policy paper, “Intestacy Entitlements and Family Provision Applications”, which outlines proposed legislative changes aimed at modernising sections of the Succession Act primarily related to the current intestacy rules.
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Back to basics – what is a contract?
Contracts are used daily in all parts of everyday life, from business to buying groceries, and can come in many shapes and sizes. When we strip it all back down though, what is a contract?
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