We handle the insurer, the paperwork, the medical evidence and any disputes, so you can focus on recovering.
Workers compensation
Workers compensation supports workers who are hurt or made ill because of their work. Depending on your injury, it can cover weekly payments while you cannot work, your medical, hospital and rehabilitation expenses, and a lump sum if your permanent impairment is assessed at more than 10% (different rules apply to psychological injury).
If the insurer has refused your claim, or reduced or stopped your payments, that decision can often be challenged. Where your employer’s negligence caused a serious injury, you may also have a claim for work injury damages.
More about workers compensation claims and disputes
Car accidents and CTP claims
If you were hurt in a motor accident in NSW — as a driver, passenger, rider, cyclist or pedestrian — you may be able to claim through the compulsory third party (CTP, or “green slip”) insurance scheme. Benefits can include weekly payments while you cannot work and the cost of your treatment and care, and some are payable even if the accident was your fault. Where someone else was at fault, you may also be able to claim damages.
Strict time limits apply, and some steps fall due within weeks of the accident. More about car accident and CTP claims
TPD claims through your super
If injury or illness has stopped you working, you may have Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover inside your superannuation, sometimes without knowing it. We check your cover, prepare the medical evidence and run the claim with the fund and its insurer. A declined claim can often be challenged.
More about TPD claims through your super
Medical negligence
Where a doctor, hospital or other healthcare provider’s negligent treatment causes you harm, you may be able to claim compensation. These claims turn on detailed medical evidence, so it pays to get advice early.
More about medical negligence claims
Public liability: slips, trips and falls
Public liability claims cover injuries caused by someone else’s negligence in a place they are responsible for. Common examples are a slip on a wet or dirty floor in a shop or shopping centre, a trip on a broken step or uneven paving, a fall caused by poor lighting or a missing handrail, and an injury at a rental property.
The claim is usually made against whoever owns, occupies or manages the place, such as a shop, a shopping centre, a landlord, a strata scheme, a business or a council. It is often handled by their public liability insurer, and we deal with that insurer for you.
Not every fall leads to a claim. It depends on what caused it, who was responsible for the area, whether they should have dealt with the hazard, and how badly you were hurt. Claims against councils and other public authorities can involve extra rules. Get advice before you sign anything the insurer sends you.
If you can, do these things soon after the accident:
- Take photos of the hazard and the area around it
- Get the names and phone numbers of anyone who saw what happened
- Report the incident to the shop, centre or property manager, and ask for a copy of the report
- Ask early for any CCTV footage to be kept, as it may be recorded over
- See a doctor, and keep receipts for treatment and travel
Depending on your injury, compensation can include medical and treatment costs, lost income, care and help at home, and, for more serious injuries, pain and suffering. Strict time limits apply, so get advice early.
What it costs
How you pay depends on the type of claim, and we explain it in writing before you commit to anything. The first consultation is free.
- Eligible car accident (CTP) damages claims can run on a No Win, No Fee* basis.
- Workers compensation disputes. Legal costs in a workers compensation dispute can be funded by the Independent Review Office (IRO): we apply for the funding for you, and the IRO decides each application against its funding criteria.
- Work injury damages and TPD claims run under a written cost agreement, which we explain before you sign.
- Public liability and medical negligence claims: we explain the fee arrangement in writing before you commit to anything.
How we help
- We deal with the insurer so you do not have to
- Medical evidence, paperwork and deadlines handled for you
- Refused, reduced or stopped entitlements challenged
- Costs explained in writing before you commit
- No Win, No Fee* on eligible car accident (CTP) damages claims
- IRO funding applied for on your behalf in workers compensation disputes
- Your matter run under Principal Solicitor Amita Kant