Bullying or harassment are rightly considered unacceptable practices in any part of society but what are your options for dealing with this behaviour if youRead More »Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace – What Can You Do?
As your parents probably told you, you can’t live your life wrapped in cotton wool. At some point most of us participate in a sporting,Read More »Injured Doing a Dangerous Recreational Activity? What You Need to Know…
In many personal injury claims, the facts are clear-cut. One person is injured as a result of the fault of another person. If the personRead More »What is Contributory Negligence?
If you have been injured on your way to work or on your way home, you may be curious as to whether or not you’re entitled to make a WorkCover claim or in fact, a Motor Vehicle Accident claim. It can be more complex than you think.
In this podcast, Accredited Sydney personal injury law specialist, Scott Hall-Johnston discusses what is critical in the consideration of these types of compensation matters
Public liability claims for compensation are available to a plaintiff after suffering an injury in a public place. While public places generally adopt appropriate safetyRead More »Slip and Fall? What Compensation Can You Receive?
The details are scarce, but there are plenty of stories. A quick Internet search reveals that there were two highly-publicised forklift accidents in the SydneyRead More »What to Do If You Are Injured by a Forklift at Work?
Like most areas of law, workers’ compensation involves serious time restrictions. These are made all the more serious by the potentially devastating long-term health effectsRead More »Time Limits for Workers’ Compensation Claims
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In this video, Award-Winning Lawyer Scott Hall-Johnson answers the commonly asked questions relating to compensation and cycling accidents. Most importantly, strict time limits apply inRead More »What You Need to Know if You Have Been Injured in a Cycling Accident
In this podcast, Accredited Personal Injury Lawyers and Multi-Award Winning Lawyer, Scott Hall-Johnston discusses the role of medical assessments during your personal injury claim and what to do to best prepare for them.
In this podcast, BPC Lawyers’ Partner & Accredited Personal Injury Lawyers, Scott Hall-Johnston discusses what you need to know if injured on your way to or from work.
The obligation of a client to pay costs and disbursements to a lawyer is required to be agreed upon and set out in a CostsRead More »What Does “No-Win, No-Fee” Mean?
Contributory Negligence Where the Court considers that the defendant has breached its duty of care to an injured plaintiff but that the injured plaintiff was partly responsible for theRead More »When is an accident partially your fault?
When a plaintiff dies before their claim is finished, can the estate still recover damages and, if so, what damages are available? Since the LawRead More »Can your Personal Injury Claim continue after you die?
Late making of claims under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act (1999): The requirement for a “Satisfactory” explanation You should refer to our earlier article inRead More »Satisfactory Explanation For Late Motor Accident Compensation Claim
The Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (“MACA”) requires the making of a claim for personal injury damages arising from a motor vehicle accident within sixRead More »Late making of claims under the Motor Accident Compensation Act (1999)
Beilby Poulden Costello have had a number of successful claims recently acting on behalf of the victims of robberies. One of those cases involved a lady who was the subject of an armed hold-up whilst working for a fast food restaurant and another was employed to look after the takings from the gaming area at a hotel. In each case we have been successful in demonstrating that the appropriate measures were not taken to ensure the safety of our clients, as a result of which they have suffered loss and injury.
I hope for your sake that you never have to be cross-examined; it is never an easy or pleasant experience. Questions are often confusing andRead More »Cross-Examination: Making Life Easier in the Witness Box
Scott Hall-Johnston, a partner at Beilby Poulden Costello, recently represented a woman who suffered an injury in the course of her work. The Facts: TheRead More »Worker Receives Compensation Prior to Stabilisation of All Injuries
As part of your personal injury claim you will be asked to go to a medical examination probably both on behalf of your solicitor and on behalf of the insurance company. The following will help you understand the examination and your part in it.