In Queensland, you may be eligible to make a head injury claim when injured by negligence:
An approved brain or head injury compensation claim seeks to restore your life to its pre-injury state with financial compensation.
Splatt Lawyer’s team of head injury lawyers provides free initial legal advice, including your right to claim compensation.
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If you are living with a head or brain injury, you may struggle to work and earn an income. In this situation, it’s common to he concerned about the cost of legal advice for a head or brain injury compensation claim.
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Our personal injury lawyers can provide advice for the legal process and your rights.
How much head or brain injury compensation you receive depends on the severity of your head and brain injuries and how much they have altered your life. In particular, your work capacity. The value of lump sum compensation considers economic and non-economic damages, including:
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In Queensland, head injuries contribute to approximately 3% of serious workers’ compensation claims, with neck and shoulder trauma accounting for about 14%. With more than 28,000 severe workplace accident claims, many people are harmed for simply doing their jobs. The primary causes of head-related workplace injury are:
Regardless of who was at fault, you can claim workers’ compensation for a work-related head injury. If you have a permanent disability, you could receive a permanent impairment lump sum payment. If your head or brain injury was caused by employer negligence, you could make a common law claim for damages.
In various circumstances, you can get a neck or head injury in a road or car accident. A sudden and violent force hitting your upper body inside or outside a motor vehicle is likely to cause harm. But you could also be damaged as a pedestrian or while riding a pushbike.
Motorbike riders are particularly vulnerable, travelling at speed with little more than a helmet for protection. In Queensland, hospital admissions for head trauma related to traffic incidents were about 34% of all admissions, with severe head injury being about 1/3 of this number.
When you have acquired a neck injury or head trauma that stops you from working in your regular occupation permanently, you could be eligible to make a total and permanent disability claim through your Superannuation. If you have worked sometime in your life and have at least one superannuation account, your TPD insurance policy will likely protect you from this event.
The good news is, unlike other types of personal injury claims, how you got injured is irrelevant. The primary factor is having an illness, mental health disorder or physical injury that prevents you from working in your usual occupation.
A head or traumatic brain injury can substantially disrupt your life, with long-lasting, erratic, and recurring symptoms.
The impact of serious head injuries can be physical and psychological. Constant pain can cause your mental health to deteriorate, leaving you with feelings of anxiety, depression, and, in severe injury cases, PTSD.
Even minor head trauma can have an impact, disrupting your everyday life.
You may have the legal right to claim financial compensation for a loss incurred by negligence. Personal injury lawyers and solicitors can explain your rights and the claim process.
In Queensland, strict time limits apply for lodging head injury compensation claims. The lodgement can vary depending on how the accident occurred.
In Queensland, the general time limit for personal injury claims is three years from the accident date.
NOTE: You can be statute-barred from seeking compensation if you miss a deadline.
You have the right to seek legal advice if you think you have a case (or even if you are unsure).
There are many places and circumstances where neck trauma and head injury can occur. Injuries at work are quite common, depending on your occupation. You are more likely to have an incident on a job or mine site than sitting behind a desk in an office. Additionally, motor vehicle accidents are also a prominent cause of upper body damage.
Coming to an abrupt, fast stop combined with the unexpected impact of a collision can have a substantial jarring effect on your head and neck, often resulting in whiplash. Slips and falls in public places can also cause damage. Hitting the ground in a shopping centre or on a concrete footpath will almost certainly create at least a minor injury. Some frequent causes of head and neck trauma include:
Brain injuries involve trauma to the soft tissue inside your skull. Typically, this is expressed as brain bruising, inflammation, or haemorrhaging. A head injury is a damage to your skull or face, such as bruising, cuts and abrasions. See more about brain injuries here →
The visible signs of neck and head trauma are apparent and include bruising, pain, nausea, dizziness, or headache. Severe head trauma often results in a lack of consciousness. Whatever your circumstance, you should always seek medical attention immediately. Usually, symptoms take time to develop, and early intervention can be crucial to your recovery. Symptoms of severe head trauma include:
However your incident happened, consider if you were at fault or if your accident was due to someone else’s negligence. In most circumstances, someone will owe you a duty of care. You have the right to seek legal advice for financial compensation when you suffer a loss because someone has failed their owed duty. Even if you are partly to blame, you could still have a right to claim.
Splatt Lawyer’s legal services are 100% no-win, no-fee. Contact us now to understand your options and recommended next steps to justice. It’s free to get started, and there are no ongoing costs until you settle. Contact us now to learn your options. It’s free to get started. Call 1800 700 125
Splatt Lawyers provides legal advice for head injury compensation claims from ten QLD-wide locations.
First, ask Splatt Lawyers for free legal advice regarding your right to seek compensation. They will explain the legal process of a brain injury claim and what to do next. After we have shown you your options, you can decide what is best for your circumstances.
The negligent party or person responsible for your injury would have coverage through WorkCover, CTP insurer or public liability insurance. It is their insurance company that will be liable to fund your compensation. Splatt Lawyers will identify the liable party for free.
Every case is different. The value of your case will rely on the severity of your head or neck damage and the influence this has had on your life. Your lawyer or solicitor can give you an estimate based on similar cases and your circumstances. Ask when you contact us for your free legal case review.
Yes, you do. There are time limits for lodging injury claims in Queensland. If you believe you have a case, you should seek expert legal advice as soon as possible.
The time taken to settle rests on the complexity of your case. Minor head injuries will stabilise faster than major neck trauma. Compensation cannot be calculated until your damage is medically assessed as stable.
How you acquired your injury will also factor in the time taken to receive a damages payout. Typically car accident claims process faster than others. Your solicitor will be able to give you a time frame when you contact Splatt Lawyers for your free case review.
Splatt Lawyers are a 100% no win, no fee QLD law firm. This includes disbursement fees, which are the cost of medical assessments and reports needed to substantiate your claim. Pay our legal fees and charges when we win your case. You pay nothing if we lose.
Any acquired brain injury, including a traumatic brain injury, can qualify as a disability in Australia and receive government benefits, including Centrelink and NDIS funds.
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