14 December 2015Council and contractor liable for motorcyclist’s injuryThe NSW Court of Appeal found that both the Lismore City Council and its contractor were negligent after a motorcyclist
14 December 20158yo boy wins compensation after train fall injuryThe High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal in a negligence case in favour of an 8 year old
14 December 2015Widow wins workers compensation after husband suffers motel heart attackThe widow of a travelling engineer was awarded over $500K in workers compensation after her husband died of a heart
30 November 2015Does workers compensation cover work Christmas party injuries?Work Christmas parties are a great time to let your hair down with your work colleagues, have a laugh about
24 November 2015Driverless cars – coming sooner than you thinkDriverless cars once were found only in the pages of science fiction novels, but these days it’s not a question
12 November 2015NSW government raises penalty for driving while holding a mobile phoneDriving while holding a mobile phone will lose you four demerit points from early next year as the NSW gets
1 November 2015Judicial review finds inadequate reasons for compensation deductionA judicial review overturned a decision of the Medical Appeal Panel for providing inadequate reasons when it applied a deduction
26 October 2015Young girl excluded from contributory negligence because she was a minorIn a decision of the Supreme Court of NSW, a 9 year old girl with developmental disabilities was excluded from
19 October 2015Low level of drugs did not affect worker’s ability to driveIn an arbitrator’s decision of the Workers Compensation Commission, it was found that drugs were not a factor in a
12 October 2015"Skitching" skateboarder must share some responsibility for accidentA 12-year old skateboarder who suffered serious brain injury has had his compensation payout reduced by 10% due to contributory
