When a person is injured and considering whether or not to make a claim for compensation, it can be very difficult to understand what type of personal injury claim they should make. Personal injury claims involve complex legal concepts and jargon, which make the whole process even more confusing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In many personal injury claims, claimants may be required to attend what is called an Independent Medical Examination. IMEs are a bit different to a standard medical appointment so we thought we would provide some information about the IME and its impact on your personal injury claim.