Personal injuries can occur in day-to-day life. People often suffer on-going pain, disability and financial distress as a result of injury, either through motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents or because of another person.
The law of negligence operates to protect people who have suffered injury.
If you have suffered an injury at work you may be entitled to a workers compensation claim (the ‘statutory claim’). Under this avenue you will be entitled to initial medical treatment or other rehabilitation payments for the time you have off work. However, you may also be entitled to a common law claim for damanges, which can cover future economic loss and future medical treatment. Time limits apply to bringing a claim.
If you suffer an injury in a motor vehicle accident, the first thing you should do is to see a doctor. After this you may bring an action against the driver who was at fault and their CTP insurer. This involves the initial step of completing a ‘Notice of Accident Claim’ form and delivering it to the other driver’s insurer. Time limits apply to brining a claim and you must co-operate with the insurer and ‘mitigate’ your losses.
If you suffer an injury because of another person, you may bring also bring a claim. This may be one in public liability, occupiers liability, medical/professional negligence or product liability. Again time limits apply and you have a duty to co-operate with the other party and to ‘mitigate’ your losses.
For further information please contact our Office.
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