Common law case studies and videos
Browse listings of recent common law case studies and common law videos.
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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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Employer found liable for ankle injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her right ankle and a psychological injury when she stepped on a Lego block and rolled her ankle whilst removing an A-Frame...
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Employer found liable for a lumbar spine injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her lumbar spine while lifting a load from a low pallet to a sheft on 28 April 2019.
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Employer found liable for a shoulder aggravation injury
The plaintiff suffered a shoulder aggravation injury on 5 January 2017 when working as a chef in the kitchen of a nursing home in Townsville.
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What you need to do if you have a claim for damages
In this webinar recording, host Tim Loos from WorkCover Queensland welcomes guest presenter Cameron Seymour from Mullins Lawyers, who discusses an employer’s ob...
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What employers can do to avoid workplace injuries and common law claims
Terry Killian of Hall and Wilcox and Luke Murphy of MurphySchmidt Solicitors join us for our latest webinar
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Redundancy and reasonable management action: what you need to know
Guest presenters Anna Hendry and Adele Garnett of HopgoodGanim Lawyers join us to discuss redundancy and reasonable management action and answer questions from...
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Common law risk management strategies
Jason Lewis and Kara Thomson of Hughes and Lewis joins us to discuss common law risk management strategies for employers.
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What is the duty of an employer to prevent bullying and harassment?
Edward Zappert and Andrew Hall of Crown Law join us to present our latest legal webinar discussing recent cases about bullying and harassment in the workplace (...