The Supreme Court decision in the matter of Bakhit v Hartley Healy Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 352 has clarified the longstanding confusion around whether a person can contract out of their right to common law damages under the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) (“the WCRA”).
Read MoreThis article will help you understand psychological injury claims and guide you through the process.
Read MoreRecords such as incident reports, training documents, risk assessments and safe work method statements are crucial to an employer’s ability to defend claims for damages by injured workers.
Read MoreThis year marks 20 years since I was admitted as a solicitor. I was reflecting on some of the things I wish I knew when I started my career. After being admitted in 2003, it was a slow start … but it has been a great journey.
Read MoreShould workers take responsibility for their own actions when they’re injured at work? Well, that depends. In this article, we’ll discuss contributory negligence in the employment context.
Read MoreDropped jaws, gasping, head shaking and wide eyes. This is sometimes the reaction of employers when we tell them our assessment of damages in a worker’s claim for damages.
Read MoreHughes and Lewis Legal presented a defendant lawyer’s perspective of workplace psychiatric injuries at the Australian Lawyers Alliance conference in Brisbane.
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