Whether your employer’s WorkCover insurance policy covers you while driving, or whether it falls under the TAC, depends on the reason you were driving.
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Victoria Posted onYour options if injured travelling to, from or for work
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Posted onCar accidents and spinal injury claims: what you need to know
No matter how you injured your back, whether at work, in a car accident or due to the negligence of someone else, you may be entitled to compensation.
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Victoria Posted on“What is my claim worth?” A look at how compensation is calculated under the TAC legal framework
Our clients will inevitably ask, “how much money can I claim?”, the answer has both a theoretical and practical application.
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The role of speed on car crashes and injuries
Studies prove speeding has a direct impact on injury severity and consequently plays a role in a number of car accident claims.
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Victoria Posted onWhy your personal credibility is important in court
It’s an unpopular topic – the idea that the Court makes a value judgement about a person’s credibility based on their past and present behaviour. But it is also a reality of legal proceedings and something worth understanding properly.
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Victoria Posted onHow do I know if I have suffered a serious injury?
Nowhere in the relevant Transport Accident Act 1986 (Vic) is a ‘serious injury’ explicitly defined. So how do we determined if you’re suffering a “serious injury”?
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Can a low speed collision cause a whiplash injury?
A whiplash injury can occur when a vehicle collides with another and the impact of the crash causes the head and neck of the driver, or passenger to be suddenly and forcefully thrown back and forth.
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Victoria Posted onRiding in Cars with Pets
Victorian traffic law is largely silent on how we should travel with our pets and imposes no direct obligation on a driver to prevent their pet from causing them distraction whilst driving. But one things for sure – drivers cannot operate a vehicle with an animal on their lap.
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Victoria Posted onClaiming Loss of Opportunity after a Serious Injury
In serious injury applications, one of the main aspects examined is whether an injury has had an impact on a person’s lifestyle and/or work. Loss of opportunity cases generally involve younger adults, however, can also apply to older adults.
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Victoria Posted onWhy You Shouldn’t Be Complacent When It Comes to Road Safety
As a personal injury lawyer working in a busy motor vehicle accident practice, every day I come face to face with the impact that transport accidents have, not only on the victims but also their families.
