In the matter of YSH, he was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on 30 September 2021. The injuries prevented YSH from looking for work. YSH is a Chinese National in Australia on a bridging visa. He had lived in Australia for 5 years.
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The Victorian Government has made a significant improvement to the way injured workers can challenge those decisions to resolve them more quickly through a new arbitration system commencing from 1 September 2022.
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When your matter proceeds to Court as part of the Court timetable, your matter will be listed for a mediation. What is a mediation and what happens at a mediation? From the time you commence proceedings in Court you generally obtain a hearing date 12 months after you file proceedings. At around the nine month
We’ll, also, arrange for you to be medically assessed to ascertain the extent of your injures and disabilities and obtain information from your past and current employers as well as any other relevant material to assist us with putting a value on your claim.
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Work injuries can result in you not being able to work and also incurring large and unexpected medical expenses. In Victoria the WorkCover Scheme provides benefits to injured workers to assist them with recovering from their injury and with returning to work.
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According to the latest statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1.3 million people globally die in traffic accidents every year, and on average 2.5 people die from traffic accidents every minute. There are also 20-50 million people who have suffered non-fatal injuries as a result of traffic accidents, many of whom became disabled
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Have you ever wondered what happens when a doctor’s mistake causes injury to their patients? Perhaps you were having eye surgery to correct your impaired vision. However, things take a turn for the worse and the surgeon makes an error leading to a scenario even worse than your original concern. What happens then? This article
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Case study: Rogers v Whitaker (1992) HCA 58 – 175 CLR 479 What would you do if a doctor offered to “fix” an injury that had plagued you since childhood, and advises that he could restore it to a condition even better than before your accident? Most of us would definitely consider it, and in
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Slip and Fall Down Liverpool Shopping Centre External Stairs Settles for $160,000 Sometimes, something as small as losing your footing for a second can drastically change your life. Slipping and falling down a set of stairs at your local shopping centre and receiving serious injuries as a result, for example, can be devastating if you
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When people hear about personal injury claims, they generally think about physical injuries, like a broken hand. But don’t be fooled, this is only one side of personal injury claims! Psychological injuries can have a serious impact on individual’s lives, sometimes even more so than physical injuries. Psychological injuries can include depression, PTSD or anxiety
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