Recent changes to the motor accident injury scheme that was introduced in NSW in 2017 impact the benefits injured people are entitled to and someRead More »Recent Changes to the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017
Life can be difficult after you’re injured at work. From driving to dropping the kids at school, basic daily tasks can become a lot moreRead More »Can you Request Domestic Assistance While on Workers’ Compensation?
In this podcast, Accredited Personal Injury Law expert and BPC Lawyers Partner, Kate Henderson, discusses three things that are crucial to your success when you’re trying to secure the most amount of compensation possible.
While accidents involving motor vehicles are a frequent occurrence in Australia, one of the common misconceptions is that another driver needs to be at faultRead More »No Fault Accidents – What Are My Rights?
In this podcast, Accredited Personal Injury Law expert and BPC Lawyers Partner, Courtenay Poulden discusses the legal ramifications of delayed cancer diagnosis.
In this podcast, Accredited Personal Injury Law Specialist and BPC Lawyers Partner, Scott Hall-Johnston discusses the new legislation passed in December 2022 to increase the jurisdiction of the District Court of New South Wales, and how these changes impact someone who is seeking compensation.
In December 2022, the NSW government passed legislation increasing the jurisdiction of the District Court of NSW. The change has implications for litigants and legalRead More »Implications of the Recent Monetary Jurisdictional Increase in the NSW District Court
Suffering a workplace injury can be a harrowing experience – recovering and rehabilitating can be gruelling enough without also worrying about whether you may loseRead More »Can Your Employment be Terminated After Suffering a Workplace Injury?
We’ve likely all undertaken a recreational activity where we’ve been asked to sign a waiver form beforehand as the operator seeks to limit liability forRead More »Can You Still Claim Compensation if You Have Signed a Waiver?
You attend upon your general practitioner for a referral for your routine mammogram and subsequently present to radiology, just like you have done for theRead More »No News Is Good News, but Is It?
Accidents happen, and sometimes those accidents can occur in a public place such as a shopping centre or a footpath. In these cases, if youRead More »What is a Slip and Fall Claim?
It is a well-established legal principle that you can seek compensation for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident when: a) someone else was negligent;Read More »Can I Still Claim Compensation in a Road Accident Matter If I Was to Blame?
Negligence in a Personal Injury Claim If you are the victim of an accident and make a claim for compensation against another party, ‘contributory negligence’Read More »What is Contributory Negligence in a Personal Injury Claim?
Over recent years, the number of Australian citizens who find themselves seeking hospitalisation for personal injury has been steadily rising. In fact, the Australian InstituteRead More »Types of Personal Injury Qualify for Compensation
In the United States, suspects arrested in criminal cases are constantly warned that anything they say may be used against them in a court ofRead More »Social Media and Your Injury Claim
Everyone knows that if you are injured whilst at work you are entitled to compensation to help offset the costs of your injuries. Likewise, ifRead More »Injured While Volunteering? Can You Receive Compensation?
PRESS RELEASE BPC Recognised by Doyles Guide BPC Lawyers have again been recognised by the Doyles Guide for our expertise in personal injury. The DoylesRead More »BPC Recognised by Doyles Guide
Recent Compensation Case There was a recent decision in the New South Wales Court of Appeal involving an application by an injured claimant to setRead More »Personal Injury Update
Workplace incident at Barangaroo – Nervous Shock Claim Lawyers have represented vast numbers of plaintiffs in successful nervous shock claims pursuant to the NSW CivilRead More »Nervous Shock Claims
Do I Have To Go To Court To Receive Compensation? Smalley v Motor Accidents Authority of NSW Following the success that Mr Smalley enjoyed inRead More »Motor Accident Claims – Do I have to go to Court?