The District Court at Brisbane has dismissed a CTP personal injury claim by a pedestrian who was run down by a bus in Adelaide Street, between Officeworks and the Brisbane Arcade. At the time of the accident, the injured Plaintiff
Family Matters And Domestic Relations
Family Law is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations. It is one of the most sensitive areas of law as separating from a partner can be traumatic with many practical and financial considerations
Uniformed Surgical Risk Leads to Blindness
In the landmark case Rogers v Whitaker, the High Court of Australia determined that a failure to inform a patient of material risks is a form of negligence.
Driver Duty of Care to Rescuers
The Queensland Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of Justice Flanagan of the Supreme Court of Queensland in the matter of AAI v Caffrey which concerned psychiatric harmed suffered by a police officer who attended the scene of a
Compensation for Attending Horrific Accident
A landmark decision of the Supreme Court has shed new light on whether motorists (and their insurers) owe a ‘duty of care’ to prevent psychological harm to police officers who attend motor vehicle accidents in their line of work. The
Child Injury Time Extension Denied
In a recent QLD Supreme Court decision, a woman seeking a claim in personal injuries for an injury suffered as a child had her time extension denied.