If you have been injured at work but delayed making a WorkCover claim it may not be too late to do so.
While it is desirable to lodge a WorkCover claim as soon as possible after injury, there is no absolute deadline to make a claim. What is i…
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The High Court of Australia recently made a decision in the case of Kozarov v Victoria [2022] that we hope will make it easier for workers to bring common law claims for psychiatric injuries.
Kozarov was an employee of the Office of Public Pr…
This week is National Volunteer Week: a time to celebrate the commitment and selflessness of people who dedicate their time to worthy causes across Australia.
Sadly, people do suffer injuries in these roles, both physical and mental, and a qu…
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Pets are often the most cherished member of a family and are a …
The ABC recently reported a story on former students and survivors of sexual abuse at Gippsland Grammar and their disappointment when they learnt of huge disparities in compensation payments ranging from $40,000 to $1 million for survivors of …
PLEASE NOTE, STRINGER CLARK NO LONGER OFFERS FAMILY LAW SERVICES. FOR REFERRAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THE LAW INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Whether you are being assisted by a lawyer or you are self-repr…
PLEASE NOTE, STRINGER CLARK NO LONGER OFFERS FAMILY LAW SERVICES. FOR REFERRAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THE LAW INSTITUTE OF VICTORIA. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Separation is typically a challenging and emotional time, and t…
Many injured workers are unaware they may have a claim for a lump sum compensation payment for permanent impairment under WorkCover (the WIRC Act 2013).
Impairment claims can give rise to a lump sum payment which is tax free and without any e…
If injured, labour hire workers retain significant legal rights to workers compensation for injury, as well as employment protections.
In this blog, I explain what a labour hire worker needs to know about their legal rights.
I address two ma…
Another coverup of child sexual abuse has been discovered, this time involving the Ballarat Orphanage.
The ABC Background Briefing program has revealed that the superintendent of the orphanage in 1964, Hylton Sedgman, was engaged in sexual an…
RCT Law has written to the Victorian Attorney-General recently seeking reform of certain provisions of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic) which we believe have the unintended consequence of unfairly disadvantaging survivors of historical child abu…
In this blog, I explain what steps are involved should you wish to proceed with a Common Law claim for serious injury, in addition to already having obtained a permanent impairment injury lump sum from WorkCover Victoria.
Impairment versus Com…
Having practiced in workers compensation law for many decades, I’ve noticed that it is often small things, like keeping a medical diary, that can make a difference in obtaining a better injury compensation payout for serious injury. A serious …
WorkSafe is ensuring the safety of workers by laying charges against employers who do not provide the required safety measures to prevent injuries and fatality of workers.
This effort is in response to workplace manslaughter becoming a crimin…
We continue to see an increase in reports of allegations of abuse in the context of schools – an environment where society expects and demands that children are nurtured and kept safe.
The Age has recently reported that complaints of child se…
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