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Crawford & Company® acquires HBA Group
November 5, 2020
Australian legal enterprise becomes part of Crawford Legal Services LONDON (November 4, 2020) Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporates is pleased to announce the acquisition of Australia-based HBA Group as part of the continuing expansion […]
It’s official: HBA among WA’s best insurance firms
October 14, 2020
Well-respected Doyle’s Guide has announced the leading defendant insurance lawyers and law firms in Western Australia for 2020, with HBA Legal appearing across four key categories. Lawyers, barristers and firms are awarded based on feedback from industry peers, clients and relevant industry bodies. HBA has been named among the top law firms in the following defendant […]
Pride in Law expands into WA with HBA Legal
October 12, 2020
PERTH: HBA Legal has become the latest law firm to support Pride in Law, as the association dedicated to the LGBTIQ+ legal community expands into Western Australia. Starting in Queensland in 2017, and then branching into Western Australia this year, Pride in Law seeks to erase homophobia, gender inequality, and other affronts to individuals, families, […]
Tribunal: chemical sensitivity not an ‘injury’ but employee’s claim gets up
October 12, 2020
Flood and Comcare (Compensation) [2020] AATA 2152. Key Points: The Tribunal considered whether a Centrelink employee was entitled to receive ongoing compensation for multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome. The Tribunal found that multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome is not commonly accepted as a medical condition and instead concluded that Ms Flood suffers from a psychological condition. […]
Aust. Post worker denied third back surgery
October 12, 2020
Wilson and Australian Postal Corporation (Compensation) [2020] AATA 2446. Key Points The Tribunal was asked to consider whether an Australia Post employee was entitled to compensation in respect of a C7/T1 anterior cervical discectomy under section 16 of the SRC Act. The Tribunal found in favour of the Respondent. Background Mr Wilson was […]
No diagnosis = claim denied
October 12, 2020
Crisp and Comcare [2020] AATA 1122. Key Points: The Tribunal was asked to decide whether Mr Crisp sustained a bilateral wrist injury, as a result of his employment with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. The Tribunal concluded that Mr Crisp did not suffer from an ailment and found in favour of Comcare. […]
Inconsistent evidence not fatal to applicant’s claim
September 22, 2020
Chugha and Comcare [2020] AATA 2835. Key Points: The Tribunal was required to consider whether Mr Chugha’s accepted psychiatric condition continued to be significantly contributed to by his employment. The Tribunal found that Mr Chugha’s complaints of severe incapacity did not sit with the factual evidence on file, including social media posts about […]
Tribunal finds applicant exaggerated symptoms
September 22, 2020
Payten and Australian Postal Corporation [2020] AATA 1925. Key Points: Australia Post denied ongoing liability to pay compensation for medical treatment and incapacity to work in respect of Mr Payten’s previously accepted brain injury. Evidence presented to the Tribunal suggested that Mr Payten was exaggerating his ongoing symptoms. The Tribunal did not accept Mr […]
Bulging disc not caused by Centrelink, AAT finds
September 3, 2020
Hook and Comcare [2020] AATA 1792 (17 June 2020). Key Points: The Tribunal was asked to decide whether an employee sustained a bulging disc in his neck as a result of his employment at a Centrelink call centre. The Tribunal found in favour of Comcare. Background: Mr Nathan Hook was employed by the […]
Tribunal considers the application of May in a workers’ compensation claim by a Parliament House employee
July 23, 2020
Whitlock v Comcare (2020) AATA 1353. Key Points: The Tribunal was asked to decide whether a security officer suffered an aggravation of her underlying psychiatric condition as a result of being bullied at work. The key issue for the Tribunal was whether a reported increase in symptoms amounted to a disease under section 5B […]