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Workers Compensation or CTP?

Workers Compensation or CTP?

by Burke & Mead | Nov 19, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Personal Injury

You’ve been injured in a car accident at work … Who do you claim with? The workers compensation insurer or the CTP insurer of the vehicle you believe is most at fault? The short answer is both. Your workers compensation claim will take precedence and the workers...
When you steer into a steer? Who’s at Fault?

When you steer into a steer? Who’s at Fault?

by Emma Mead | Jul 25, 2019 | Emma Mead, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Personal Injury

Throughout the Hunter and across New South Wales cattle on the road is a common occurrence, but who is responsible if you collide with one? In New South Wales responsibility falls to the owners of cattle to show due care in their management and farming of cattle. This...
Truck driving: Australia’s most dangerous job, according to recent study

Truck driving: Australia’s most dangerous job, according to recent study

by James Bartley | Sep 3, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Top Posts - Compensation Law

Truck drivers are thirteen times more likely to die during work than the average Australian worker- that is, according to a recent Australian study. A Monash University research team have revealed the alarming statistics after studying more than 120,000 Australian...
New CTP scheme leaving the injured in the lurch

New CTP scheme leaving the injured in the lurch

by Emma Mead | Aug 27, 2018 | Compensation Law, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Top Posts - Compensation Law

Are there serious issues with the powers given to CTP Insurers to deny compensation under NSW’s new CTP scheme? Much of the scheme centres around the insurer’s internal decisions and they are under no obligation to fully inform injured persons of their rights....
Australian Lawyers Alliance raises concerns about insurance protection for mobility scooter users

Australian Lawyers Alliance raises concerns about insurance protection for mobility scooter users

by James Bartley | Aug 1, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has raised concerns that users of mobility scooters may not be adequately covered by their insurance policies. Andrew Stone, NSW President of the ALA, has urged the Commonwealth to take a leadership role and create a set of national...
Strict time limits imposed upon motor accident injury claims

Strict time limits imposed upon motor accident injury claims

by Karlo Tychsen | Jan 13, 2018 | Compensation Law, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law

Driving legislation may not traditionally promote speed but the recent passing of the Motor Accidents Injuries Bill certainly encourages victims of motor injuries not to hesitate with their claims. The changes relate primarily to the benefits available to victims,...
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