Gouldson Legal – Recent Articles

Car Accident Claims – An overview

June 29, 2011

We have all seen the devastation car accidents can cause people, whether they are involved personally or a family member or personal friend is involved, car accident injuries can have a horrific and life altering affect on not only those involved but those around them. With the holiday period fast approaching it seems timely to [...]

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Workers Compensation – Permanent Injury

July 23, 2010

Despite a current medical certificate, benefits will not be paid by the workers compensation insurer forever. If a worker is not able to return to work, there will come a time when medical treatment is unable to improve the outcome for the injury. Once your condition can neither improve nor become worse, the workers compensation [...]

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WorkCover – Lump Sum Offer vs Common Law Damages

July 20, 2010

The workers compensation system in Queensland is a tale of two systems. The statutory scheme prescribed under the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the WCRA) and the common law damages system as regulated by the WCRA. The statutory scheme is a no fault system, and provided you are a ‘worker’ and have sustained an [...]

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New victim assistance scheme

July 19, 2010

Queensland victims of violent crime now have access to a compensation and recovery scheme after the Victims of Crime Assistance Bill 2009 was introduced into Parliament on 18 August 2009. The Victim Assist Queensland scheme commenced on 1 December 2009, ending the right of victims to claim under the current criminal compensation schemes of the [...]

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Former Ambulance Worker receives compensation for Psychiatric Injury

July 15, 2010

In Hegarty v Queensland Ambulance Service, a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland handed down on 20 April 2007, a former operational ambulance officer was awarded compensation for psychiatric injury sustained during the course of his employment. Mr Hegarty’s action was based in negligence, breach of contract and breach of statutory duty. Mr Hergarty [...]

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Have you suffered an injury? By Kim Douglass, Solicitor

July 14, 2010

Injuries can be physical (eg a back injury or a shoulder injury) or psychological (eg depression or post traumatic stress) or both (eg you have an injury and you become depressed in dealing with the pain of the injury). If you have suffered an injury that was the fault of someone else, you may be [...]

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Claiming for compensation after a motor vehicle accident in Queensland

July 13, 2010

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident you may be entitled to receive personal injury compensation for your injuries, for loss of wages, and for other out of pocket expenses. For all claims where a CTP insurer is identified, a Notice of Accident Claim Form must be lodged with the insurer as [...]

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Workers Compensation – Entitlements

July 12, 2010

Workers involved in a Personal Injury Claim in a work related accident have an entitlement to various benefits upon acceptance of their application for workers compensation benefits. These entitlements are regulated by the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the WCRA). All entitlements are dependant upon the worker being in receipt of [...]

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Traffic Accident Best Practice Suggestions

July 11, 2010

With a spate of recent accidents on Queensland roads, it is timely to remind ourselves of the duties a driver has after they are involved in a traffic accident. Drivers are legally obliged to stop immediately and to assist anyone who may be injured in a car accident. Drivers must provide their name, address, the [...]

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Work related Injuries and WorkCover

July 8, 2010

Workers in Queensland are fortunate to have a compulsory system of Workers Compensation Insurance which deals with all Work accidents. In accordance with the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the WCRA), every employer must have workers compensation insurance. The WCRA also states that there are obligations imposed on employers and employees to ensure that [...]

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