Common law case studies and videos
Browse listings of recent common law case studies and common law videos.
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The home: another place of employment where workplace injuries can occur
Working from home creates an additional place of employment in which the employer must take steps to do what is reasonably practicable to ensure the health and...
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Utility worker claimed negligence against her employer for requiring her to perform her normal duties over a period of 6 months
The Plaintiff alleged she suffered bilateral tennis elbow injuries as a result of her work as a kitchen utility worker over a period of time. She did not suffer...
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Former registered nurse awarded $1.6m after injury from avoiding a distressed patient
The Plaintiff is a former registered nurse who sustained a joint injury and secondary psychological injury in the course of her employment working at the Specia...
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Contributory negligence found against Plaintiff for left shoulder injury
Contributory negligence was found against the Plaintiff for the injuries she suffered when her left arm became caught between the mattress and the end of the be...
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Employer found to have breached duty of care to concrete delivery driver
On 26 July 20218 the Plaintiff, a concrete delivery driver, suffered a left wrist and secondary psychiatric injury.
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Workplace bullying and harassment claims and reasonable management action
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Damien van Brunschot, David McGrath and Sally Noye, of DWF, t...
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Work social events and employer liability
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Kym Cavanagh and Jim Tealby, of Hede Byrne & Hall, to discuss...
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Disclosure in Common Law Claims
In this webinar recording, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, welcomes guest presenters Kirsten Weber and Elizabeth Bainbridge-Brown of Jensen McCona...
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High Court case examining vicarious liability
In this pre-recorded webinar video, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, sits down with Chris Murphy, Special Counsel at Cooper Grace Ward, to discuss...
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Personal injury case law year in review 2022-23
In this webinar recording, host Tim Loos from WorkCover Queensland welcomes guest presenter Angela Brookes from law firm Hall & Wilcox, who discusses some signi...