Common law case studies and videos
Browse listings of recent common law case studies and common law videos.
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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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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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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...
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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