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Credibility issues and delay scupper claim
January 23, 2018
Eleftheriou and Australian Postal Corporation [2017] AATA 1158 Key Points The Tribunal was required to consider whether Mr Eleftheriou had suffered an ‘injury’ or ‘aggravation of an injury’, and whether his delay in providing notice of the alleged injury (two and a half years) was not ‘as soon as practicable’ and prejudicial to Australia […]
AAT rejects claim for long term physiotherapy in RSI case
January 23, 2018
Bennett and Comcare [2017] AATA 1269 Key Point Unless an employee can show physiotherapy or similar allied health treatments are obtained ‘in relation to’ an accepted injury, the Tribunal will not support funding for it. Background Ms Bennett had an accepted claim for a “repetitive strain injury (right) arm” sustained on 15 March 1985 and […]
No compo for missing out: injury from failure to obtain promotion not compensable due to reasonable administrative action
January 23, 2018
RSBQ and Comcare [2017] AATA 1965 Key Points A government worker applied for a promotion, did not succeed, and lodged a claim for psychological injury He alleged his condition was caused by an unreasonable selection process The process was found to constitute a reasonable administrative action taken in a reasonable manner Background The […]
Design thinking helps us win in the The Great Legal Reformation! Thanks to Mitch Kowalski for working with us and our clients this month!
November 21, 2017
Having a great couple of weeks touring Australia with NewLaw thought leader Mitch Kowalski, meeting with clients, students and business to explore the future of legal services. Mitch talks about ‘The Great Legal Reformation’ – it’s here and only firms responding to the commercial need for efficiency and lower costs will get across the finish line. […]
Innovation Thought Leader Supports Design Thinking for Legal Services
November 10, 2017
News Release: 10 November 2017 The irreversible shift in the legal industry and how to respond to it, will be addressed by Canadian NewLaw thought leader and author Mitch Kowalski when he meets with leading figures from the worlds of insurance, business and academia this month as part of an Australian tour […]
Sean Hayes to Helm New Player in Claims Management Market
November 8, 2017
Sean Hayes has been announced as director and General Manager of HBA Group’s new claims, legal and risk management business Paratus, launched June this year. Paratus challenges traditional models of claims management by integrating legal services and continual risk assessment to deliver streamlined, cost-effective services to insurance clients. Hayes was formerly CGU’s National Agencies […]
Can an email or an impromptu discussion be an informal counselling action?
October 13, 2017
Adam and Comcare [2017] AATA 1507 Key Points The Applicant worked for the Department of Defence and claimed to have suffered a psychological condition due to the imposition of a deadline. Comcare argued that the Applicant’s disease was caused by an email from the Applicant’s first level supervisor and a discussion with her second […]
Serious invasions of privacy tort: where are we?
September 27, 2017
Key Points After 15 years of contemplation of the existence of a serious invasions of privacy tort at common law, the Australian Law Reform Commission in 2014 formally recommended its creation to the federal government. Public liability insurers would potentially be one of the first to be impacted by any more far reaching development of […]
Tribunal sorts out SRC Act aggravation principles
August 29, 2017
Almeida and Australian Postal Corporation [2017] AATA 1001 Key Points Ms Almeida, a Delivery Officer, complained of straining her lower back, right elbow and left knee while sorting some large mail in the course of her employment. The Tribunal found there was only a temporal, and not causal, connection between incident on 9 October 2014 […]