Institutional Abuse In recent years a fierce spotlight has been shone on abuse in some of society’s most respected institutions. During the Royal Commission intoRead More »Institutional Abuse: The Difficulty in Speaking Up and the Process of Making a Compensation Claim
Unrepresented in Your Motor Accident Claim There are many reasons a person who is injured in a motor vehicle accident may wish to make aRead More »Are You Unrepresented in Your Motor Accident Claim?
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident, the Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries Act 2017 regulates the benefits that you are entitled to receiveRead More »Guideline to Statutory Benefits Under the Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries Act 2017
Some tricky issues can arise if you are involved in an accident while driving a car for work. In most cases your employer will haveRead More »Vicarious Liability and What Happens When a Work Vehicle is Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident
In this podcast, BPC Lawyers Partner and Accredited Personal Injury Law Specialist Scott Hall-Johnston differentiates minor and non-minor injuries and how this assessment is crucial to the extent of compensation you may receive.
In the event of a motor vehicle accident, your ability to make a claim under the New South Wales compulsory third party insurance scheme dependsRead More »Minor Injury vs Non Minor Injury
In this podcast, BPC Lawyers Partner and Accredited Personal Injury Law Specialist, Scott Hall-Johnston explains why people have to wait 20 months before pursuing a motor accident damages claim.
The Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 changed the way in which compensation is payable for injuries suffered in motor vehicle accidents. Previously, the Court wouldRead More »Why Do I Have to Wait 20 Months to Pursue My Motor Accident Damages Claim?
Society now has a much better understanding of mental health issues than it once did. We have a better understanding of the effect that harassment,Read More »What You Need to Know About Psychological Injury, A Common Workers’ Compensation Claim
Billboards and ads on the sides of buses bearing ‘NO WIN NO FEE’ in large letters have made us all well aware that the areaRead More »What Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Do?
Compulsory superannuation in Australia means that many people hold a Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) policy through their super fund. ASIC has found that 90Read More »Am I Entitled to Lodge a Total & Permanent Disability Claim?
Use Accredited Specialist Lawyers in Personal Injury Claims So you’ve been injured at work, in a car accident, falling over in a public place orRead More »Why it is Best to Use Accredited Specialist Lawyers in Personal Injury Claims
If you’re self-employed and are injured at work, many people are unclear whether they can make a workers’ compensation claim or not. The answer toRead More »Work Injury Claims by Self-Employed People
There is little doubt that social media has changed the way we live and interact. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or any other socialRead More »The Role of Social Media in Personal Injury Claims
In this podcast, BPC Lawyers Partner and Accredited Personal Injury Law Specialist, Scott Hall-Johnston discusses a worrying trend of people injured in car accidents who choose to deal directly with the insurance company and compromise their legal entitlements by not seeking legal advice.
The onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic earlier in 2020 caused a prompt response from the legal system about how it conducts its day-to-day affairsRead More »How Claims are Being Handled During COVID-19
It’s likely that your first reaction if you take a tumble in a public place is embarrassment. That’s perfectly natural, but once the red faceRead More »What to Do After You’ve Had a Fall in a Public Place
While elements of society are beginning to return to normal after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, certain public health and socialRead More »How We Can Progress Your Matter During COVID-19
In life, accidents happen. But where you have an accident that results in an injury, and the cause of the accident was the negligence ofRead More »What are the Pitfalls of Suing a Council or Roads Authority for Negligence?