15 Nov 2024
Injury Compensation Law
Have you suffered injury or loss as a result of someone else's actions?
If so, you could be entitled to compensation. Marsdens' Injury Compensation Department has helped thousands of ordinary Australians receive the compensation they deserve. With a legal team including NSW Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury Law, the Marsdens Injury Compensation Department represents clients in cases of all sizes and complexity in all areas of Injury Compensation Law including arising from:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Workers compensation claims
- Medical negligence
- Public liability (slip and fall accidents)
- Victims compensation
- Total and permanent disability claims
- Comcare disputes
- Historical Sexual Abuse
- Intentional Torts
- Dust diseases and more.
Marsdens has a long and proud history of more than 50 years of assisting people just like you to achieve peace of mind. This is through our diligent case preparation and attention to detail, which reduces your stress and anxiety, allowing you to focus on your recovery while we take care of your claim.
Seeking legal advice can be daunting. At Marsdens we believe that everyone ought to be encouraged to find out what their legal rights are. We will discuss the issues with you and provide you with an indication of the fees for acting for you. Take advantage of our free first interview and make an enquiry today, click here to contact us.
What’s Done is Done – But You Still Need an Injury Compensation Lawyer
There is a rather clunky old adage that says it is better to cry over spilt milk than to try to put it back in the bottle. That may be so, but when you have been injured and it’s someone else’s responsibility, some compensation wouldn’t go amiss. That is what an injury compensation lawyer does: they will set about getting you some compensation for the misfortune you have suffered through no fault of your own. Accidents happen in workplaces, at home and in public places, and whatever has happened to you, we want to help you if possible. Here at Marsdens Law Group, you have access to the best personal injury solicitors Sydney has to offer.
The No-Risk Way to Engage a Law Advice Compensation Lawyer
Getting advice is the first step, and the way we do things is to give you the first 15 minutes of the first meeting free of charge and free of obligation. That means you can get a no-strings idea of what we can do for you and how much it is likely to cost. If a potential client decides to pull out at that point, there is no harm done. The overwhelming majority, though, decide to proceed and we can start putting a case together for you.
What Makes Us the Top Personal Injury Solicitors in Sydney
Our law practice was founded in 1968 by Jim Marsden who operated as a one-man band before deciding to build a firm equipped to help clients in just about any aspect of the law. Along with everything else, he wanted to make available the kind of compensation lawyer Sydney needed, because when someone has suffered a physical misfortune, a personal injury attorney can help get their life back on track.
Our team is diverse, as reflects modern Australia, and in addition to giving us a good understanding of people from all walks of life, we also have between us the ability to speak dozens of languages, which can be invaluable to those with a less than perfect command of English.
Marsdens Law Group has grown to a strength of more than 50 legal professionals. We have some of the top legal talent across the board, a pool of expertise and experience that is second to none in these parts. So, if you are looking for Sydney personal injury lawyers you have come to the right place. Filing a personal injury claim in NSW is as simple as contacting us and explaining what has happened.
Getting a Lawyer for a Work Injury: How to Start
With all these law professionals to accommodate, we have six offices dotted around the Sydney Metropolitan Area, including compensation lawyers in Liverpool, and you can contact whichever one you like. Alternatively, fill in the online enquiry form, giving us a bit of background to the case plus your contact details, and we will get back to you to arrange that first meeting. A lawyer for injury will be assigned to you and the process can begin.
Yes, what’s done is done, but that doesn’t have to be the end of the story. There could be an altogether happier episode to come in the form of personal injuries compensation.
Call us today on 02 4626 5077 or contact us here.
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FAQ
The amount of compensation you are entitled to depends on the type of claim that you are making but can include pain and suffering, loss of income, treatment expenses and domestic assistance/ personal care. There are many other types of damages. We can assist you to ensure that your claim includes all available compensation.
Many areas of compensation law require proceedings to be commenced within 3 years from the date your cause of action was discoverable. If proceedings are not commenced within the 3 year limitation period you may not be able to commence or maintain proceedings. If you are concerned that your claim may fall outside the 3 year limitation period, we strongly recommend that you obtain legal advice without delay.
At Marsdens we conduct compensation claims, on a no win/no pay basis. This means that you do not pay our legal fees for the time spent preparing your case until the conclusion of the matter and then only if your claim is successful.
It is always advantageous to have a solicitor review your claim. A solicitor will handle the day to day carriage of the matter, leaving you to concentrate on the recovery process.
No, it needs to be witnessed by another person. And yes, it does need to be witnessed.
As explained, the settlement will take about 2 months to come through because Centrelink and Medicare have to issue a clearance before it gets paid. So, no, it has not come through and perhaps should tell them you cannot pay the deposit today.
When we make the claim, the insurer is entitled to gather your records, so they can see your current injury, but also your records from before the accident, to determine what parts of the injury results from the accident. They are entitled to know what was happening in your life and the extent of the injury, and other impacts on your injury from your life.
Not so much better or worse for the claim. More about getting back to work. When on workers comp, you have an obligation to ‘get back to work’. It is always good to take the job. If you are not up to the task given your injury, then at least we can say you attempted it, which would be beneficial for your claim. If you are capable of working, but do not attempt, that is unhelpful for your claim.
That is a conversation between you and your Doctor. The Doctor is independent professional, so they will provide the information and opinion consistent with the condition. If there is a job, and you want to have a go, it will not hurt your claim.
The short answer is yes. Once the claim goes through, the insurer has an obligation to send a clearance request to Centrelink and they will then review your file. They will see you have been receiving income which has not been disclosed to them. More often than not, they will consider launching debt notice and enfore recovery and you will have to pay it back. Other times, given it is fraud, it could become a criminal matter. In which case, we can refer you to our criminal law department.
It depends. Did you see the sign as you approached the sign? If yes, then was there liquid there, how far around did you walk etc. If it is clearly marked with wet floor sign, it is likely to be quite difficult. Your course of travel will be considered and whether you could have avoided it. Its possible, however, likely difficult.
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