by Emma Mead | Dec 10, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Top Posts - Home |
Nose-to-tail motor vehicle accidents accounted for almost a third of all accidents last financial year, according to statistics released by a major Australian insurance provider. Drawn from over 360,000 Australian crashes over the 12 months, the statistics have also...
by Emma Mead | Nov 27, 2018 | Compensation Law, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
If a person is injured while working illegally, without a valid working visa, are they excluded from claiming workers compensation benefits? Generally, they wouldn’t be considered workers under the law and therefore, would not be able to obtain worker’s benefits....
by Emma Mead | Nov 13, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
Recent law changes have affected the way you can receive compensation for injuries arising out of motor vehicle accidents. If a person is injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident, there are two different types of compensation they may be eligible for: statutory...
by Emma Mead | Nov 6, 2018 | Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
National cyclist lobby-group, the Bike Network, has signalled its intentions to push for the relaxation of laws requiring cyclists to wear helmets. A five-year trial has been proposed by the group that would allow cyclists to decide whether they wish to wear...
by Emma Mead | Oct 16, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
Melbourne-based respiratory physician, Dr Ryan Hoy, has warned that we may be experiencing the “largest occupational lung crisis we’ve seen since the peak of asbestos use in the 1960s and the 1970s”. (ABC News) Dr Hoy is among a number of medical experts that...
