When you suffer an injury, the biggest question in relation to your claim for personal injury (whether you are claiming workers compensation, making a motor… Read More »FAQs: Functional Capacity / Vocational Assessments
If you’ve had an injury at work, and it’s serious, you may be aware of the possibility of claiming work injury damages. If you’re not… Read More »Work Injury Damages – Success Stories
Picture this: you’ve been injured at work. You make a claim for workers compensation which is accepted, and you start the long hard road to… Read More »How to claim Domestic Assistance for a work injury
Regardless of your legal matter, it goes without saying that seeing a lawyer can be overwhelming and this is particularly the case for injured workers… Read More »Tell me about it – what your lawyer needs to know
If you have been injured at work, it’s likely that you would have heard of the term rehabilitation provider. In this podcast, Bourke Legal Director,… Read More »How to work with your Rehab Provider
In this podcast, Director, Pania Watt discusses your best options if you are having difficulty with your insurer’s case manager.
If you have suffered an injury, and your injury was caused by the negligence of somebody else, you may decide to make a claim for… Read More »Civil Damages – What Can I Claim?
When you make a claim for Work Injury Damages, you will need to participate in a compulsory Mediation conference before you can move on to… Read More »My Case Is Going to Mediation. What Should I Expect?
When you have a claim for workers’ compensation, on occasion you will be involved in a dispute with the workers’ compensation insurer. A dispute could… Read More »My Case Is Going to Teleconference. What Should I Expect?
In this video, Bourke Legal Director and Personal Injury Lawyer, Pania Watt talks about how you can take care of yourself and your compensation claim.… Read More »How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Compensation Claim
Pania Watt: I wanted to talk today about a few tips for people who are experiencing being on workers compensation. I know it’s a… Read More »The 5 Essential NSW Workers’ Compensation Tips
Transcript Intro: You’re listening to a Bourke Legal podcast. Dan: If you have been injured at work and are considering compensation, it’s likely that you… Read More »What is “Permanent Impairment” in New South Wales?
A slip and fall can happen anywhere, but often occurs in a public place like a shopping centre, supermarket, a restaurant, a pub, or a… Read More »What To Do If You Have a Slip and Fall
In NSW, major changes were made to the workers compensation scheme in amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 in 2012, and again in 2015. An “exempt… Read More »What Does Exempt Worker mean?
The NSW workers compensation scheme is complicated, particularly if you fall within the class of workers affected by the 2012 amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987.… Read More »Returning to work after a work related injury? Here’s 5 hot tips to ensure you get the most out of your claim.
Life insurance is a policy of insurance intended to protect you, and your family, from suffering financial difficulty after a certain event – for example, if… Read More »What is life insurance?
If you have a claim for workers compensation, during your claim you may be asked to submit to an independent Medical Examination for the purpose… Read More »What is whole person impairment?
If you have a workers compensation claim, at some point it is very likely that the workers compensation insurer, or your solicitor, will ask you… Read More »What does an Independent Medical Examination (IME) mean
Recently, our firm has become aware of organisations offering assistance to people suffering an injury or illness and seeking to claim on a policy of… Read More »Total and Permanent Disability Claims – Beware! Beware of non-legally trained organisations offering help with your Income Protection or TPD claim.
We often receive enquiries from injured workers asking whether they can sue their former employer in relation to their work related injuries. The short answer… Read More »Can You Sue Your Employer For Negligence?