Legal Advice for Compensation Insurance Claims & TPD Payouts

QLD Personal Injury Lawyers Brisbane

Our Brisbane personal injury lawyers work alongside a QLS Accredited Specialist to provide Queensland-wide legal advice for personal injury claims.

If you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence, our law firm can help you understand your rights to claim personal injury compensation on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis. Pay when you win and zero if you lose.

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Our local Queensland compensation lawyers can explain your rights for free. Splatt Lawyer’s personal injury lawyers advise Brisbane and Queensland-wide residents. It’s free to know where you stand. Call 1800 700 125

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How to Find Our Brisbane Law Firm

Splatt Lawyers’ Brisbane office is located near Brisbane City at 69 Amelia St, Fortitude Valley, positioned in a relatively quiet corner with ample street parking and a modest car park at the front of our building.

If travelling to our office by train, Fortitude Valley train station is an easy 5-minute walk or 400 metres away. The nearest bus stop is Brunswick St at Water Street Stop 6.

Your Legal Right to Make a Personal Injury Claim

The Personal Injuries Proceedings Act (PIPA) in Queensland covers your legal rights for various personal injury claims, including:

  • Public liability claims (injuries in public places)
  • Occupiers’ liability (injuries on someone’s property)
  • Professional negligence (failure to meet professional standards)
  • Faulty product claims (injuries from defective products)
  1. The Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 applies to car accidents.
  2. A work injury is covered by the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003

Our personal injury compensation lawyers in Brisbane explain the legal process and the strict time limits that apply when commencing legal action. Our free initial consultation covers:

  • Assessment of personal injury claim eligibility
  • Explains your entitlements
  • And your next steps

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Local Personal Injury Lawyers Brisbane

Our compensation lawyers provide free legal advice so you can understand your options and the claims process without cost.

QLD Personal Injury Lawyer Near Me

Splatt compensation lawyers are based in locations Queensland-wide.

Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan, Toowoomba, Cairns, Townsville, Ipswich, Bundaberg, Caboolture

Personal Injury Law Firm Services

Our Brisbane accident injury lawyers offer a range of 100% no-win, no-fee legal services, including:

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Legal advice for psychological or physical workplace injuries, including advice on lump sum settlements. More about workers compensation >

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Legal advice for road accidents, whether you’re a driver, passenger, or pedestrian. More about car accident claims >

Advice on your legal rights for emotional trauma or other psychological injury caused by another’s negligence.

Legal advice for slip and fall injuries at work or in a public space.

Personal injury claim lawyers provide expert legal counsel for compensation claims. More about personal injury claims >

Public liability insurance covers injuries from public place accidents. When something goes wrong, public liability lawyers explain your rights. More about public place accidents >

When you can’t work in your regular job due to a mental disorder, injury or illness, you could claim a TPD payout through a superannuation fund. Our Brisbane TPD claim lawyers explain how it works.

Serious accidents, such as workplace injuries or motorcycle and car crashes, often lead to fatal or severe injuries with life-altering consequences.

Our Brisbane Personal Injury Lawyers Commitment

Our Brisbane personal injury lawyers advise Queenslanders harmed by others’ negligence. We explain the legal process of personal injury proceedings.

Established Queensland’s compensation lawyers provide expert legal representation. Furthermore, personal injury lawyers in Brisbane understand complex legal matters related to injuries.

Splatt Lawyers Brisbane is dedicated to keeping our clients updated on progress and explaining complex legal proceedings in plain English.

Kerry Splatt, a QLD-accredited Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law, leads our team. The Queensland Law Society recognises Queensland solicitors with additional training to become specialist lawyers.

Our no-win, no-fee guarantee means you pay nothing to start or during the life of your case. Pay legal fees when you win and zero if you lose. More about our fees >

You may struggle to cover the cost of rehab and medical expenses when you take time off work due to a motor vehicle accident or workplace injury. So, our Brisbane injury lawyers cover your upfront rehabilitation costs until settlement.

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How Much Compensation for A Personal Injury?

In Queensland, the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (QLD) safeguards your right to claim damages when you suffer a financial loss due to someone else’s negligence. The value of personal injury compensation is calculated based on the extent of your loss, considering factors like:

  • Injury type and severity
  • How much your injury has altered your life.
  • Your current job and income

When approved, an injured person can claim economic and non-economic losses including:

  • Past and future lost income and earnings
  • Past and future medical expenses
  • Rehabilitation expenses
  • Cost of care and assistance
  • Travel costs related to treatment.
  • Pain, suffering and lost enjoyment of life

Splatt Lawyers provides a free assessment of your compensation entitlementsCall 1800 700 125

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100% No Win, No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers Brisbane

As 100% no-win, no-fee personal injury compensation lawyers, Splatt Lawyers Brisbane carries the financial risk of your case.  Our funding policy covers all your legal costs and disbursement fees (like medical assessments and reports) until you win. Our no-win, no-fee, no-risk guarantee means

  • It’s free to start >
  • Pay no ongoing legal costs until settlement
  • We fund medical reports and assessments until you win
  • Pay when you win and zero if you lose.
  • Our legal fees are capped.

Our Brisbane personal injury law firm can explain how we charge fees during a free consultation.  Call 1800 700 125

Strict Time Limits Apply to Personal Injury Compensation Claims

There are strict time limits for accident claims in Queensland. The general rule is three years from the incident date. Consequently, you can lose your right to make a personal injury claim if you don’t issue court proceedings in time.

Our Brisbane compensation lawyers can advise you of your time frame for free.  Call 1800 700 125

Types of Personal Injury Compensation Claims

In Brisbane, you can claim compensation for a range of injuries caused by another person or party’s partial or complete negligence. Some common types of claims include:

  • Severe and persistent pain
  • Emotional distress and nervous shock
  • Psychological and psychiatric illness
  • Hearing or eyesight reduction or loss
  • Fatal accident
  • Catastrophic and severe injuries
  • Spinal injuries and back pain
  • Building site and mining injuries
  • Internal organ damage
  • Lower limb injuries – foot, ankle, knee and leg
  • Upper body injuries – head, neck, shoulder and ribs
  • Fractures, bone breaks and dislocation
  • Burns and other permanent scarring
  • Diseases caused by an incident
  • and more

QLD Personal Injury Claims Process

The personal injury claims process can be lengthy (from 9 months to 2 years) and involves proving legal liability. Here are the steps:

1

Free Case Review

Our Brisbane lawyers can explain your rights, entitlements and the legal process for free.

2

Sign a legal agreement.

The Splatt Lawyers Brisbane legal cost agreement shows our 100% no-risk legal funding.

3

Attend medical evaluations.

You'll attend medical evaluations to gather evidence supporting your compensation claim. You’ll pay for these reports only if you win and nothing if you lose.

4

Assemble evidence to lodge a claim

Our legal team works on collating evidence, like medical records, to support your personal injury claim.

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Negotiating an injury settlement

Once a claim is established, our legal team can explain how to achieve a settlement with the negligent party's insurer. Most compensation claims are settled without court litigation, followed by a lump sum settlement, which is often tax-free.

What is the Definition of Personal Injury Law in QLD?

Under Queensland personal injury law, people injured by another’s negligence can seek common law damages to compensate for their financial loss.

Personal injuries often occur in a public place, on the road, at work, and at home. Consequently, our Brisbane compensation lawyers can advise on a range of accident claims (except medical negligence claims) covered by Queensland state legislation.

Generally, successfully claiming compensation relies on proving you:

  • Someone else was at fault
  • You suffered a financial loss
  • Incurred a loss of income and out-of-pocket expenses like medical professional costs and medical treatment fees.
  • Experienced pain and suffering

Our local lawyers provide legal assistance to people living in the Greater Brisbane region and Queensland-wide. From Caboolture to Beenleigh, you can access a free claim assessment about your rights. Call 1800 700 125

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Local Personal Injury Lawyers Brisbane

Splatt Lawyers are personal injury lawyers in Brisbane offering legal advice for negligence claims. We provide legal insights when the wrongful actions (or inactions) of others cause a financial loss. Our legal team assists with the following:

  • Understanding your legal right to seek compensation
  • Knowing your entitlements
  • Collating compelling evidence to support your case
  • Advice on how to prepare and submit a personal injury claim
  • Litigate denied or rejected claims

Splatt Lawyers offer personal injury legal services on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis. Call 1800 860 777

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Personal Injury Claim Lawyers FAQ's

A personal injury lawyer provides legal representation for people who have been physically or mentally injured due to the actions or inactions of another person, company, government body or other legal entity.

Most personal injury claims are resolved within 9 to 18 months, but severe and catastrophic cases often take longer.

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Queensland has strict time limits for filing personal injury claims. Generally, you must commence personal injury proceedings three years from the incident date. Some rare exceptions apply.

In Queensland, you commence legal action for personal injury when your harm is directly related to another person’s or party’s negligent action or inaction. Common examples include:

  • Work-related injury or illness
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Public liability claims
  • Medical negligence claims

Our Brisbane personal injury lawyers provide legal services for people claiming for personal injury claim after a:

Splatt Lawyers provides a free initial consultation to determine your eligibility.

In Queensland, personal injury legislation caps how much compensation lawyers can charge for personal injury claims. This means that Splatt Lawyers Brisbane cannot achieve more than a client from a settlement.

In Queensland, there is a general limitation of three years to commence legal proceedings for a personal injury. Some rare exceptions, include if you were a minor when the accident occurred. Splatt Lawyers can advise your time constraint during a free initial consultation.

Australia has a wide range of settlement values for personal injury cases, depending on the type of claim and degree of impairment. Every claim differs. Compensation is calculated by assessing the following:

  • The type of claim
  • The severity of injury
  • Pain and suffering
  • Age and loss of income
  • Out-of-pocket expenses
  • Medical expenses
  • Claim-related travel costs

 

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