The NDIS supports the independence and social and economic participation of people with permanent and significant disabilities and provides reasonable and necessary support needs for participants. To become a participant of the NDIS a person with a disability must Read the rest of the entry…
NIIS is a scheme that provides necessary and reasonable treatment, care and support, regardless of fault to those that are catastrophically injured in a motor vehicle accident or injured at work after 1 July 2016. To be eligible you Read the rest of the entry…
A permanent impairment assessment by the Medical Assessment Tribunal – Psychiatric (MAT) is intended to determine: What psychological injury you have sustained; Whether your psychological injury is indeed stable and stationary (or whether you need more treatment); and The Read the rest of the entry…
Whether you should hire a personal injury lawyer after a car accident will depend on the nature and extent of any injuries that you have suffered. One thing that is certain, however, is that you should at least make Read the rest of the entry…
Most reputable personal injury law firms will act on your behalf on a no win no fee basis. That means that you do not have to pay your personal injury lawyer anything for their time if you lose your Read the rest of the entry…
There are a number of things that can delay settlement of a personal injury claim. The main reason a personal injury claim usually takes at least 18 months to resolve, however, is that it is necessary for the parties Read the rest of the entry…
It’s not easy to know how to choose a personal injury lawyer but if you ask the following questions then you may well be on the way to finding the best possible personal injury lawyer to represent you: Is Read the rest of the entry…
What steps should you take when you are injured at work and need treatment and/or time off work? Report your injury as soon as possible to your employer. Seek treatment and ask your doctor to complete a work capacity Read the rest of the entry…
Settlement of any personal injury claim, including car accident injury claims, should never be undertaken unless and until the claimant’s injuries have reached maximum medical improvement and are therefore considered to be stable and stationary. The reason for this Read the rest of the entry…
It is not all that helpful to look at average settlement amounts in car accident injury claims because every case is different. For instance, a labourer who suffers a whiplash injury or a lower back injury as a result Read the rest of the entry…
